Environment Variables

Environment Variables

See the Configuration page for the full environment variable reference.

This page covers production-specific considerations.

Production Settings

# Set release mode to disable debug output and enable optimizations
GIN_MODE=release

# Reduce log verbosity in production
LOG_LEVEL=info

# Use a persistent, backed-up database path
SQLITE_PATH=/data/talesmud.db

# Enable Auth0 for real authentication
AUTH_ENABLED=true
AUTH0_AUDIENCE=https://yourdomain.com/api
AUTH0_DOMAIN=https://your-tenant.auth0.com/
AUTH0_WK_JWKS=https://your-tenant.auth0.com/.well-known/jwks.json

Security Checklist

• GIN_MODE=release — prevents debug stack traces in responses
• ADMIN_PASSWORD is a strong unique password (if not using Auth0)
• AUTH_ENABLED=true with Auth0 for public deployments
• Database file is outside the Docker container (volume mounted)
• Database file has restricted permissions (chmod 600)
• HTTPS enabled via Nginx + Let’s Encrypt