Environment Variables

Two components, two honest tables. Values come from api/.env.example + api/app/config.py (cloud) and .env.example + core/config.py (router). Never document live secret values.

DefendableCloud API

Variable	Notes
`APP_ENV`	`development` / `production`. Drives the production fail-fast (below).
`APP_NAME`	App name shown on the API. Default `DefendableCloud API`.
`PORT`	Default `8080`.
`APP_BASE_URL`	Public Vault app URL; magic links point here.
`API_BASE_URL`	Public API URL; used to build share links.
`DATABASE_URL`	Postgres via asyncpg: `postgresql+asyncpg://...`.
`AWS_ENDPOINT_URL_S3`	S3 endpoint. Default `https://fly.storage.tigris.dev`.
`AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID`	Object-storage key.
`AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY`	Object-storage secret.
`AWS_REGION`	Default `auto` (Tigris).
`TIGRIS_BUCKET`	Bucket name. Default `defendable-cloud` (prod `fly.toml` sets `defendable-cloud-v2`).
`JWT_SECRET`	Magic-link/session signing secret.
`JWT_TTL_HOURS`	Session TTL. Default `720` (30 days).
`MAGIC_TTL_MINUTES`	Magic-link TTL. Default `30`.
`RESEND_API_KEY`	Resend email delivery for magic links.
`EMAIL_FROM`	Sender. Default `DefendableCloud <build@defendableos.com>`.
`CORS_ORIGINS`	Comma-separated. Blank = `*` (development only).
`CHECKOUT_RETURN_ORIGINS`	Stripe checkout redirect allowlist; `APP_BASE_URL` is always included.
`STRIPE_API_KEY`	Stripe secret key (test/live).
`STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET`	Verifies `/stripe/webhook` signatures.
`STRIPE_PRICE_ID`	Membership annual price. All three unset = checkout 503 (fail-closed).
`INTERNAL_API_KEY`	Shared key for `/internal/` (`X-Internal-Key`). Unset = `/internal/` refuses all calls (fail-closed).
`ADMIN_EMAILS`	Comma-separated lowercase emails allowed at `/admin/*`.
`MEMBERSHIP_CAP`	Members-only cap. Default `100`.
`DATASET_DOWNLOAD_DAILY_LIMIT`	Grants per email/principal per rolling 24h. Default `500`.
`RUNNER_TOKEN`	Shared bearer for the cook-runner (GPU rig) API.
`RIG_USD_PER_HOUR`	Amortized $/hr shown on receipts. Default `0.80`.

DefendableRouter (operator-local)

Variable	Notes
`DEFENDABLE_ROUTER_ENV`	Default `local`.
`DEFENDABLE_ROUTER_DATABASE_URL`	SQLite. Default `sqlite:///./data/defendable_router.db`.
`DEFENDABLE_ROUTER_RECEIPTS_DIR`	Local JSONL receipt directory. Default `./data/receipts`.

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