Environment Variables and Settings

Environment Variables

As many other applications, Dawarich uses environment variables to configure its behavior. The following environment variables are supported:

Environment Variable	Default Value	Description
RAILS_ENV	development	Application environment. development value makes sure all errors will be shown explicitly, making easier remote debugging
REDIS_URL	redis://dawarich_redis:6379/0	Redis URL
DATABASE_HOST	dawarich_db	Database host
DATABASE_USERNAME	postgres	Database username
DATABASE_PASSWORD	password	Database password
DATABASE_NAME	dawarich_development	Database name
MIN_MINUTES_SPENT_IN_CITY	60	Minimum minutes spent in a city
APPLICATION_HOST	localhost	Default application host
APPLICATION_HOSTS	localhost,my.domain.com	Application hosts, provide multiple if you want your Dawarich instance to be available by multiple domains/ip addresses. Don't put protocols here, only host names.
TIME_ZONE	Europe/London	Time zone. Full list of supported timezones available on Github
APPLICATION_PROTOCOL	http	Application protocol. Change to https if you want your Dawarich instance to be served via SSL
DISTANCE_UNIT	km	Distance unit. For miles, change to mi. All settings still should be provided in meters/kilometers
REVERSE_GEOCODING_ENABLED	true/false	Reverse geocoding enabled
PHOTON_API_HOST	photon.komoot.io	Photon API host. Useful if you're self-hosting your own Photon instance
RAILS_MAX_THREADS	5	Connection pool size for the Dawarich database
BACKGROUND_PROCESSING_CONCURRENCY	10	Background processing concurrency. Should not be higher than RAILS_MAX_THREADS. More info on Sidekiq docs