Configuration

Database Configuration

This table contains environment variables related to database connectivity and settings.

Environment Variable	Description	Default Value
DATABASE_USERNAME	The username used for accessing the database.	None
DATABASE_PASSWORD	The password associated with the database username.	None
DATABASE_DB_NAME	The name of the database to which the application connects.	None
DATABASE_HOST	The hostname where the database is hosted.	None
DATABASE_PORT	The port number for the database connection.	5432
DATABASE_TIMEOUT	The timeout setting for database connections, in milliseconds.	5000

Authentication

This table includes variables related to authentication mechanisms, such as CAS and secret keys.

Environment Variable	Description	Default Value
DEVISE_AUTH_TYPE	Authentication type, allowed values: db, cas.	db
DEVISE_CAS_AUTH_URL	URL for CAS authentication.	https://cas.example.com
DEVISE_CAS_AUTH_SERVICE_PATH	CAS service relative path.	users/service
CAS_DATA_DIRECTORY	Directory for storing CAS data.	None
SECRET_KEY_BASE	Required in production. Generate using rails secret.	None

Application Configuration

This table contains variables related to the application's runtime environment, logging, and threading.

Environment Variable	Description	Default Value
APP_ENV	Specifies the application environment (e.g., development, production).	development
RAILS_ENV	Specifies the Rails environment.	development
RAILS_DISABLE_SSL	Disables forced SSL in the Rails application.	true
RAILS_LOG_LEVEL	Specifies the log level for Rails.	error
ALLOWED_HOSTS	Comma-separated list or regex of allowed hosts.	localhost
FOOTER_TEXT	Footer text displayed in the application.	None
SIDEKIQ_CONCURRENCY	Specifies the number of threads Sidekiq uses to process jobs.	5
RAILS_MAX_THREADS	Specifies the maximum number of threads for the Rails server.	3

SMTP Settings

This table includes variables related to email configuration via SMTP.

In our development setup, we use Mailcatcher as the default SMTP server. This tool captures outgoing emails from the application, enabling us to test and debug without sending real emails. You can see a list of email at: http://localhost:8517.

Environment Variable	Description	Default Value
SMTP_ADDRESS	The SMTP server address.	None
SMTP_PORT	The SMTP server port.	None
SMTP_DOMAIN	The domain for SMTP.	None
SMTP_USERNAME	The username for SMTP authentication.	None
SMTP_PASSWORD	The password for SMTP authentication.	None