.env.example

# ── Database ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# Note: MONGO_URI is overridden inside docker-compose to point at the mongo
# service. Set it here for local (non-Docker) use only.
MONGO_URI=mongodb://mongo:27017/
MONGO_DB_NAME=conversa

# ── Auth ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
JWT_SECRET=change_me_to_a_long_random_secret

# ── Google Gemini (AI bot) ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
GEMINI_API_KEY=your_gemini_api_key
GEMINI_MODEL=gemini-3-flash-preview

# ── Email (Gmail SMTP) ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
EMAIL=your_gmail@gmail.com
PASSWORD=your_gmail_app_password

# ── CORS ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# Restrict to your frontend origin in production
CORS_ORIGIN=*

# ── AWS S3 (profile picture uploads) ─────────────────────────────────────────
AWS_BUCKET_NAME=your_s3_bucket_name
AWS_ACCESS_KEY=your_aws_access_key
AWS_SECRET=your_aws_secret_key

# ── App URL (used in email notification links) ────────────────────────────────
FRONTEND_URL=http://localhost:5173

# ── Frontend (Vite — baked into JS bundle at build time) ─────────────────────
# Must be the public URL where the backend is reachable FROM THE BROWSER.
# For local Docker: http://localhost:5500
# For production:   https://api.yourdomain.com
VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:5500