This is an example configuration file.
Copy this to a new file named '.env' and fill in the production values before deploying.
--- Database Configuration ---
The full connection string for your production PostgreSQL database on AWS RDS or another service.

DATABASE_URL=postgresql://YOUR_DATABASE_USER:YOUR_DATABASE_PASSWORD@YOUR_DATABASE_HOST:5432/YOUR_DATABASE_NAME
--- Application Security ---
A long, random, and secret string used for signing sessions.
You can generate one using: openssl rand -hex 32

SECRET_KEY=your_super_secret_and_random_string_here
--- CORS Configuration ---
The full public URL of the server where this application will be hosted.
IMPORTANT: Use http or https as appropriate. Do NOT include a trailing slash.
Example for an IP: https://www.google.com/search?q=http://54.123.45.67
Example for a domain: [suspicious link removed]

CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGIN=http://YOUR_SERVER_PUBLIC_IP_OR_DOMAIN


Example:

# --- Flask Application Settings ---
# This is a secret key used by Flask for session management. 
# You can generate a new one with: python -c 'import os; print(os.urandom(24).hex())'
SECRET_KEY="80473e17c5707e19252ef3736fba32805be21a9b3e914190"

# --- PostgreSQL Database Connection ---
# Replace with your actual database credentials.
# Format: postgresql://<user>:<password>@<host>:<port>/<dbname>
DATABASE_URL="postgresql://swap_app_user:2004@localhost:5432/swap_station_db"
# DATABASE_URL="postgresql://swap_app_user:Vec%40123@localhost:5432/swap_station_db"

# --- CORS Configuration ---
# The public URL or IP address where this application will be hosted.
CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGIN=http://54.123.45.67

# this is an example for domain
CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGIN=https://www.swapstation-analytics.com