In the docs at

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In the docs at <https www pulumi com registry packages aws installation configuration > it says if multiple profiles are configured ```In this case you will need to set the AWS PROFILE environment variable to the name of the profile to use ``` However later in the docs an alternative method is offered ```After creating your project run pulumi config set aws profile lt profilename gt ``` If these differ which takes precedence the env var or the config setting In general will this order of precedence always be true for configuration in Pulumi

little-cartoon-10569 · Answer

I don t speak golang so I m not sure I m reading this right <https github com pulumi pulumi aws blob 71fc8016fd7e2f169481fd199036fc10f4d4743f provider resources go> but I think the config setting takes precedence over the env var

little-cartoon-10569 · Answer

Two things to note though if you re using the S3 backend it doesn t use the provider so aws profile is ignored Only the env var affects the backend

little-cartoon-10569 · Answer

And this code is used only if you don t provide the `profile` property when creating your AWS provider resource or if you re using the default provider It s easy to provide your own value when creating your own provider

sparse-apartment-71989 · Answer

Thanks for all that < little cartoon 10569>