.env.example

# .env.example — Commit this file. NEVER commit .env
#
# Copy this to .env and fill in real values for local development.
# In production, set these as environment variables via your deployment
# platform (Heroku Config Vars, AWS Parameter Store, Kubernetes Secrets, etc.)
#
# Rule: if the value says REPLACE_ME, the app will refuse to start.

# ── Required ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
DATABASE_URL=postgresql://localhost:5432/myapp_dev
SECRET_KEY=REPLACE_ME_generate_with_python_-c_"import_secrets;print(secrets.token_hex(32))"

# ── Optional (have defaults) ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
REDIS_URL=redis://localhost:6379/0
LOG_LEVEL=INFO
DEBUG=false
MAX_RETRY_ATTEMPTS=4
BASE_RETRY_DELAY=1.0
MAX_RETRY_DELAY=60.0

# ── External services (set to enable; None/missing = feature disabled) ────────
STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=
OPENAI_API_KEY=
SENDGRID_API_KEY=