Use .ente-cli as config file path

main.go

@@ -9,11 +9,17 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ente-io/cli/pkg/secrets"
 	"github.com/ente-io/cli/utils/constants"
 	"log"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 )
 
 func main() {
-	cliDBPath := ""
+	cliDBPath, err := GetCLIConfigPath()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Could not create cli config path\n%v\n", err)
+	}
+	db, err := pkg.GetDB(fmt.Sprintf("%sente-cli.db", cliDBPath))
 	if secrets.IsRunningInContainer() {
 		cliDBPath = constants.CliDataPath
 		_, err := internal.ValidateDirForWrite(cliDBPath)
@@ -21,7 +27,7 @@ func main() {
 			log.Fatalf("Please mount a volume to %s to persist cli data\n%v\n", cliDBPath, err)
 		}
 	}
-	db, err := pkg.GetDB(fmt.Sprintf("%sente-cli.db", cliDBPath))
+
 	if err != nil {
 		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "timeout") {
 			log.Fatalf("Please close all other instances of the cli and try again\n%v\n", err)
@@ -48,3 +54,28 @@ func main() {
 	}()
 	cmd.Execute(&ctrl)
 }
+
+// GetCLIConfigPath returns the path to the .ente-cli folder and creates it if it doesn't exist.
+func GetCLIConfigPath() (string, error) {
+	if os.Getenv("ENTE_CLI_CONFIG_PATH") != "" {
+		return os.Getenv("ENTE_CLI_CONFIG_PATH"), nil
+	}
+	// Get the user's home directory
+	homeDir, err := os.UserHomeDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	// Create the path for the .ente-cli folder
+	cliDBPath := filepath.Join(homeDir, ".ente-cli")
+
+	// Check if the folder already exists, if not, create it
+	if _, err := os.Stat(cliDBPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		err := os.MkdirAll(cliDBPath, 0755)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return cliDBPath, nil
+}