Export remote config without drush or db.

config-export-http.sh

#!/bin/bash

DOMAIN=${1:-"missing"}
if [[ ${DOMAIN} = "missing" ]] ; then
  echo "Pass a Drupal site please, like https://example.com"
  exit 1
fi

echo "What is your user name for ${DOMAIN}:"
read USER

echo "What is your password:"
read -s PASS

POST="name=${USER}&pass=${PASS}&form_id=user_login_form&op=Log%20in"

wget \
  --keep-session-cookies \
  --save-cookies /tmp/some-cookies.txt \
  --http-user SHIELDUSER \
  --http-password SHIELDPASS \
  --post-data ${POST} \
  --delete-after \
   ${DOMAIN}/user/login

wget -O ./config/default/exported-config.tar.gz \
  --load-cookies /tmp/some-cookies.txt \
  --http-user SHIELDUSER \
  --http-password SHIELDPASS \
  ${DOMAIN}/admin/config/development/configuration/full/export-download

rm -Rf ./config/default/*.yml
tar xzf ./config/default/exported-config.tar.gz -C ./config/default
rm ./config/default/exported-config.tar.gz

git st

echo "Done. Check the output of 'git diff config' above and commit once you're happy."