Environment Variables

Configuration options for LusterCMS.

Required Variables

Variable	Description	Example
DATABASE_URL	PostgreSQL connection	postgresql://user:pass@host:5432/db
SECRET_KEY	JWT signing key	Random 32+ char string
REDIS_URL	Redis connection	redis://localhost:6379

AI Configuration

Variable	Description	Default
OPENAI_API_KEY	OpenAI API key	-
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY	Anthropic API key	-
AI_PROVIDER	Default AI provider	openai
AI_MODEL	Default model	gpt-4

Frontend

Variable	Description	Default
NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL	Backend API URL	http://localhost:8000
NEXT_PUBLIC_WS_URL	WebSocket URL	ws://localhost:4000

Security

Variable	Description	Default
CORS_ORIGINS	Allowed origins	*
JWT_EXPIRY	Token expiry (seconds)	900
RATE_LIMIT	Requests per minute	60

Storage

Variable	Description	Default
UPLOAD_DIR	Local upload directory	./uploads
S3_BUCKET	S3 bucket name	-
S3_REGION	S3 region	-
S3_ACCESS_KEY	S3 access key	-
S3_SECRET_KEY	S3 secret key	-

Email

Variable	Description	Default
SMTP_HOST	SMTP server	-
SMTP_PORT	SMTP port	587
SMTP_USER	SMTP username	-
SMTP_PASSWORD	SMTP password	-
FROM_EMAIL	Sender email	-

Platform Admin

Variable	Description	Default
SUPERADMIN_EMAIL	Platform owner email	-
SUPERADMIN_PASSWORD	Platform owner password	-

Superadmin Account

Set these variables to create a superadmin account on startup. The superadmin has full access to all organizations, AI credits management, and platform settings.

Demo Mode

Variable	Description	Default
DEMO_MODE	Enable demo seeding	false
DEMO_ADMIN_EMAIL	Demo user email	demo@lustercms.com
DEMO_ADMIN_PASSWORD	Demo user password	Demo2025!

LUSTE Token

Variable	Description	Default
LUSTE_TOKEN_ADDRESS	Token contract	-
LUSTE_BRIDGE_ADDRESS	Bridge contract	-
BASE_RPC_URL	Base RPC endpoint	-

Example .env

# Database
DATABASE_URL=postgresql://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/lustercms

# Security
SECRET_KEY=your-very-long-random-secret-key-here

# Redis
REDIS_URL=redis://localhost:6379

# AI
OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-...

# Frontend
NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=http://localhost:8000
NEXT_PUBLIC_WS_URL=ws://localhost:4000

# Platform Superadmin (full access to everything)
SUPERADMIN_EMAIL=your@email.com
SUPERADMIN_PASSWORD=your-secure-password

# LUSTE Token (optional)
LUSTE_TOKEN_ADDRESS=0xF320d3e7A4841F4a3052316bf04dB5B84C5b25C2
LUSTE_BRIDGE_ADDRESS=0x0E2557e51385f053ee1B1Ce29bc394F0E28752f8