> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.velahq.xyz/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Configuration

> Configure base URL and timeout for the Python SDK

## Constructor options

Both sync and async clients accept the same options:

```python theme={null}
VelaManagementClient(
    client_secret: str,
    *,
    base_url: str = "https://api.vela.dev",
    timeout: float = 30.0,
)
```

## Custom base URL

```python theme={null}
client = VelaManagementClient(
    os.environ["VELA_CLIENT_SECRET"],
    base_url="http://localhost:3000",
)
```

## Custom timeout

```python theme={null}
client = VelaIngestClient(
    os.environ["VELA_API_KEY"],
    timeout=5.0,  # 5 seconds
)
```

## Context managers

Both sync and async clients support context managers for clean resource management:

```python theme={null}
# Sync
with VelaManagementClient(secret) as client:
    apps = client.apps.list()
# Connection is closed automatically

# Async
async with AsyncVelaManagementClient(secret) as client:
    apps = await client.apps.list()
```

You can also manage the lifecycle manually:

```python theme={null}
client = VelaManagementClient(secret)
apps = client.apps.list()
client.close()  # or await client.aclose() for async
```