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Environment Variables

Complete reference for all environment variables.

Required Variables

These variables are required for the application to function:

Database

DATABASE_URL="postgresql://user:password@host/db?sslmode=require"

Authentication

BETTER_AUTH_SECRET="at-least-32-characters-random-key"
BETTER_AUTH_URL="http://localhost:3000"

Application URL

NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL="http://localhost:3000"

Service Integrations

Volcano Engine (AI Features)

Required for chat, image generation, and video generation:

VOLCANO_ENGINE_API_KEY="your-volcano-engine-api-key"
VOLCANO_ENGINE_API_URL="https://ark.cn-beijing.volces.com/api/v3"

Creem (Payments)

Required for subscriptions and one-time purchases:

CREEM_API_KEY="your-creem-api-key"
CREEM_WEBHOOK_SECRET="whsec_..."

For testing without real payments:

CREEM_SIMULATE="true"

Resend (Email)

Required for authentication emails and notifications:

RESEND_API_KEY="re_your_api_key"
RESEND_FROM_EMAIL="Videa <noreply@yourdomain.com>"

Google OAuth (Optional)

AUTH_GOOGLE_ID="your-google-client-id"
AUTH_GOOGLE_SECRET="your-google-client-secret"

Cron Jobs

CRON_SECRET="your-cron-secret"

Optional Analytics

NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_KEY="phc_..."
NEXT_PUBLIC_GOOGLE_ANALYTICS_ID="G-..."
NEXT_PUBLIC_CLARITY_PROJECT_ID="..."

Optional Storage (S3-Compatible)

STORAGE_ENDPOINT="https://..."
STORAGE_BUCKET="your-bucket"
STORAGE_REGION="auto"
STORAGE_ACCESS_KEY_ID="..."
STORAGE_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY="..."
STORAGE_PUBLIC_URL="https://..."

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