Environment Variables
Detailed guide on configuring environment variables for OpnForm
OpnForm uses two .env
files for configuration: one for the Laravel backend located in the api
directory, and one for the Nuxt front-end located in the client
directory.
Backend Environment Variables
The following environment variables are used to configure the Laravel application (OpnForm’s API).
Dedicated guides
There are dedicated configuration pages available for more detailed setup instructions on specific topics:
Other Environment Variables
Configuration Environment Variables
Variable Name | Description |
---|---|
JWT_TTL | Time to live for JSON Web Tokens (JWT). |
JWT_SECRET | Secret key used to sign JWTs. |
H_CAPTCHA_SITE_KEY | Site key for hCaptcha integration. |
H_CAPTCHA_SECRET_KEY | Secret key for hCaptcha integration. |
RE_CAPTCHA_SITE_KEY | Site key for reCAPTCHA integration. |
RE_CAPTCHA_SECRET_KEY | Secret key for reCAPTCHA integration. |
OPEN_AI_API_KEY | API key for accessing OpenAI services. |
UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY | Access key for Unsplash API. |
UNSPLASH_SECRET_KEY | Secret key for Unsplash API. |
GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID | Client ID for Google OAuth. |
GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET | Client secret for Google OAuth. |
GOOGLE_REDIRECT_URL | Redirect URL for Google OAuth. |
GOOGLE_AUTH_REDIRECT_URL | Authentication redirect URL for Google OAuth. |
GOOGLE_FONTS_API_KEY | API key for accessing Google Fonts. |
FRONT_URL | Public facing URL of the front-end. |
FRONT_API_SECRET | Shared secret with the front-end. |
User Options Environment Variables
Variable Name | Description |
---|---|
ADMIN_EMAILS | Comma-separated list of admin email addresses. |
TEMPLATE_EDITOR_EMAILS | Comma-separated list of template editor emails. |
EXTRA_PRO_USERS_EMAILS | Comma-separated list of extra pro user emails. |
MODERATOR_EMAILS | Comma-separated list of moderator email addresses. |
SHOW_OFFICIAL_TEMPLATES | Set to false to hide official templates from OpnForm’s template gallery (defaults to true ). |
Front-end Environment Variables
Front-end Environment Variables
Variable Name | Description |
---|---|
NUXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL | Public facing URL of the Nuxt application. |
NUXT_PUBLIC_API_BASE | Base URL for the Laravel API. |
NUXT_PUBLIC_H_CAPTCHA_SITE_KEY | Site key for hCaptcha integration on the front-end. |
NUXT_PUBLIC_RE_CAPTCHA_SITE_KEY | Site key for reCAPTCHA integration on the front-end. |
NUXT_API_SECRET | Shared secret key between Nuxt and Laravel backend. |
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Docker Environment Variables
When running OpnForm with Docker, there are some important considerations for handling environment variables:
Updating Environment Variables
When changing environment variables in your .env
files, you need to recreate the containers for the changes to take effect. Simply restarting the containers is not sufficient as Docker only loads environment variables when containers are created.
To apply new environment variable changes:
A simple docker compose restart
will not reload environment variables from your .env
files. You must use down
and up
commands to recreate the containers.