Stacks

# Environment Configuration

# Server Environment Variables

The main server requires the following environment variables. You can customize these in the .env file:

# Core Application Settings

# Application port (default: 3000)
APP_PORT=3000

# Environment mode
NODE_ENV=production

# Enable database query logging (set to false in production)
DEBUG_DB=false

# Security secrets (CHANGE THESE IN PRODUCTION)
COOKIE_SECRET=your-secure-cookie-secret
JWT_SECRET=your-very-secure-jwt-secret

# File management
DELETE_FILES=false  # Whether to permanently delete files when users delete them
CACHE=true          # Enable caching for better performance

# Database Configuration

POSTGRES_HOST=postgres
POSTGRES_PORT=5432
POSTGRES_USER=postgres
POSTGRES_PASSWORD=postgres
POSTGRES_DB=stacks_hono

# Email Service Environment Variables

The email service handles background email processing:

# SMTP server settings
SMTP_HOST=smtp.gmail.com        # Your SMTP server
SMTP_PORT=587                   # SMTP port (587 for TLS, 465 for SSL)
SMTP_SECURE=false               # true for SSL (port 465), false for TLS (port 587)
SMTP_USER=your-email@gmail.com  # SMTP username
SMTP_PASSWORD=your-app-password # SMTP password or app password

# Email sender information
SMTP_FROM_NAME=Stacks Notifications
SMTP_FROM_EMAIL=your-email@gmail.com

# Processing settings
EMAIL_PROCESS_INTERVAL=60000    # Check for emails every 60 seconds
PUBLIC_URL=http://localhost:3000  # Your public URL for email links

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