Some thoughts about that from the chat:

• beohoff mentions the latency for bash users is better when using bash-preexec instead of ble.sh. I did not research which one is installed by default by atuin.
• I've setup our own server for sync: https://services.armbian.de/atuin . This is subject of change, like using a different unused domain for this or whatever.
• • using environmental variable for sync server only works for register command but once the default config is written (which happens AFTER issuing register) it seems superiour. Also environment variable isn't written back into this config so its either about us or the user to adjust sync address... if they prefer to do so.

beohoff mentions the latency for bash users is better when using bash-preexec instead of ble.sh. I did not research which one is installed by default by atuin.

Seem like it is using preexec, The installer does use ~/.bash-preexec.sh and no referance to ble.sh

Therefore when implementing this via configng the config file with adjustments needs to be written the installation (line 32: sync_address = "https://services.armbian.de/atuin")

after install the config looks all commented. so we can overwrite the default and use a custom one.

to restore the default
atuin default-config > ~/.config/atuin/config.toml

after install the config looks all commented. so we can overwrite the default and use a custom one.

Yes, most seems commented by default. For me the following ones were uncommented by default:
enter_accept = true and records = true

Yes, most seems commented by default. For me the following ones were uncommented by default:
enter_accept = true and records = true

This seems to cover the default variables for the sync server

sync_address = "https://services.armbian.de/atuin" 
enter_accept = true

[sync]
records = true

Included, IMO to be relative in continued development
paths and daemon settings

This still only able to work in "$HOME" "~/" environment.

latest update.
works with bash
added .sh to include

./tools/config-assemble.sh" -p

./bin/armbian-config --api module_atuin help

Usage: module_atuin <command>
Commands: help install remove reset

Available commands:
  install       - setup atuin in /home/tearran
  reset         -  reset config to atuin default
  remove        -  Uninstall atuin

 ./configng/bin/armbian-config --api see_menu module_atuin

restart shell

atuin help
atuin 18.4.0-beta.3
Ellie Huxtable <[email protected]>
Magical shell history

Usage:
  atuin <COMMAND>

Commands:
  history          Manipulate shell history
  import           Import shell history from file
  stats            Calculate statistics for your history
  search           Interactive history search
  sync             Sync with the configured server
  login            Login to the configured server
  logout           Log out
  register         Register with the configured server
  key              Print the encryption key for transfer to another machine
  status           Display the sync status
  account          Manage your sync account
  kv               Get or set small key-value pairs
  store            Manage the atuin data store
  dotfiles         Manage your dotfiles with Atuin
  init             Print Atuin's shell init script
  info             Information about dotfiles locations and ENV vars
  doctor           Run the doctor to check for common issues
  daemon           *Experimental* Start the background daemon
  default-config   Print the default atuin configuration (config.toml)
  server           Start an atuin server
  uuid             Generate a UUID
  contributors
  gen-completions  Generate shell completions
  help             Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)

Options:
  -h, --help     Print help
  -V, --version  Print version

AROW UP

https://docs.atuin.sh

Issues:

• Not an improvement to the installer @atuinsh provides.
• sudo make checking and installing overcomplicate.
• only supports bash, config for other need to be added

only supports bash, config for other need to be added

ZSH, as we provide it, would be nice to work OOB.

Not an improvement to the installer
sudo make checking and installing overcomplicate.

What if we add this functionality system-wide, like our ZSH implementation. Superuser within the script is even changing default shell for all. If Admin of OS do this, user can move back to BASH at any moment. We can do one step less here, to do everything for the users of the system, except enabling it. And give instructions how to enable this feature with a simple (user) step.

https://github.com/armbian/configng/blob/main/tools/modules/system/update_skel.sh

Not sure how to make this global. maybe module update_skel may be a hint?

So skel is the way to go for so called global, or as you say system-wide that could simplify things.

since the server url is subject to change maybe should add a default url

["module_atuin,server_url"]="https://services.armbian.de/atuin"

Walkthrough

A new shell script has been added to manage the installation, removal, and configuration of the Atuin command-line tool. The script defines several functions that handle different commands: showing help, installing Atuin by downloading and extracting its binary, removing Atuin and its configuration files, and resetting settings to defaults. An associative array holds key metadata about the module, such as the author, maintainer, and description. The installation process updates environment configurations, including modifications to the user’s shell configuration file (e.g., .bashrc), while the uninstallation process cleans up these changes. Additionally, a function is provided to generate a configuration file for Atuin, ensuring proper file ownership and error handling throughout the operations.

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version should be bumped to v18.5.0

Closing Stalled but not forgotten. Considering configuration approach

Server version was bumped to 18.6.0

"This is works for me including the timezone for check logs across along on the clients. Validates in Raspbery pi 4 with Armbian 25.2.2 Bookworm"
https://forum.atuin.sh/t/running-atuin-on-a-raspberry-pi-with-docker-compose/914