You're right regarding the value of text files. ConfigNode is really for management of configurations for use cases where you can have huge JSON/YAML files and

You're right regarding the value of text files. ConfigNode is really for management of configurations for use cases where you can have huge JSON/YAML files and you want to be able to manage them, facilitate dynamism (often using templates)...support collaboration..etc...it is a gold-plated solution and not necessarily suitable for simpler needs. Here's another example of ConfigNode used to manage Akamai configurations: https://youtu.be/gcPAmpKo9fs https://youtu.be/gcPAmpKo9fs Akamai configurations can be very complex and need to be maintained and managed, you can't really do that effectively using text files.