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Configuring the Repository

Cloning the repository​

Start off by cloning the Enotify Github repository

git clone https://github.com/Luciism/enotify

Setting up the repository​

1. Rename the .env.example file to .env​

mv .env.example .env

2. Set environment variables​

  • base_url: The base URL that you will be hosting your instance of Enotify's website on, including the protocol. In this example we will be using https://example.com.
  • flask_secret_key: A randomly generated string used by the website to encrypt session cookies.
  • website_port: The port that the website will be served on (8000 by default).
  • database_encryption_key: A randomly generated string used to encrypt sensitive data in the database.
  • POSTGRES_HOST: The hostname of the postgres database instance you are using for Enotify.
  • POSTGRES_PORT: The port of the postgres database instance you are using for Enotify.
  • POSTGRES_DB: The name of the postgres database instance you are using for Enotify.
  • POSTGRES_USER: The username for the postgres database instance you are using for Enotify.
  • POSTGRES_PASSWORD: The password for the postgres database instance you are using for Enotify.

tip

Secrets keys can be generated with python:

python3 -c "import os; print(os.urandom(50).hex())"