Configuration

The JournalPHP environment is configured in the .env file: platform URL, database, Redis and the WebSocket server.

Overview

Everything related to how the platform works — sign-in methods, email, file storage, search, AI, payments — is configured in the admin panel.

Variable	Purpose
`VITE_APP_NAME`	Application name. Written to the site name and meta tags when the database is seeded
`APP_ENV`	`local` or `production`
`APP_KEY`	Encryption key. Generated on the first start if not set
`APP_DEBUG`	Detailed error output. `false` in production
`APP_URL`	Platform URL. Links in emails and OAuth callback URLs are built from it
`FORCE_HTTPS`	`true` — treat all requests as HTTPS requests. Works only with `APP_ENV=production`
`VITE_APP_LOCALE`	Language (`ru` or `en`). Written to the platform language when the database is seeded
`LOG_CHANNEL`, `LOG_LEVEL`	Log channel and level

Variable	Purpose
`DB_DATABASE`	Database name
`DB_USERNAME`	`root`
`DB_PASSWORD`	Password of the `root` user in the MySQL container

The WebSocket server is Laravel Reverb.

Variable	Purpose
`BROADCAST_DRIVER`	`reverb`
`REVERB_APP_ID`, `REVERB_APP_KEY`, `REVERB_APP_SECRET`	Reverb application ID and keys
`REVERB_HOST`, `REVERB_PORT`, `REVERB_SCHEME`	Address the application uses to reach Reverb
`REVERB_APP_MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE`, `REVERB_MAX_REQUEST_SIZE`	Maximum message and request size in bytes
`VITE_REVERB_APP_KEY`, `VITE_REVERB_HOST`, `VITE_REVERB_PORT`, `VITE_REVERB_SCHEME`	Browser connection parameters for Reverb

Variable	Default	Purpose
`SCOUT_QUEUE`	`true`	Update the search index in the background via the queue

What changed	What to do
`.env`	Recreate the container: `docker compose up -d app`, in production `docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml up -d app`
`VITE_*` in production	Rebuild the images: `docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml up -d --build`