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id: docker-config title: Docker Configuration (.env) This page documents the environment variables used by the Docker deployment. Use a .env file and avoid committing secrets to git.

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Minimal .env example


# App

SITECOPILOT_BASE_URL=https://docs.example.com # public base url

SITECOPILOT_PORT=8080

  

# Database (MySQL)

MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=ChangeMeRoot!

MYSQL_DATABASE=sitecopilot

MYSQL_USER=sc_user

MYSQL_PASSWORD=ChangeMeDB!

MYSQL_HOST=mysql

MYSQL_PORT=3306

  

# Redis

REDIS_HOST=redis

REDIS_PORT=6379

REDIS_PASSWORD=

  

# Admin/initial token (optional; create via dashboard otherwise)

SITECOPILOT_ADMIN_TOKEN=

  

# Storage (optional)

# If using S3-compatible storage for uploads

S3_ENDPOINT=

S3_BUCKET=

S3_REGION=

S3_KEY=

S3_SECRET=

  

# Email (optional)

SMTP_HOST=

SMTP_PORT=587

SMTP_USER=

SMTP_PASS=

  

# Other

LOG_LEVEL=info

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Notes

  • You can either provide the MySQL fields individually (as above) or use a single DATABASE_URL such as:
DATABASE_URL=mysql://sc_user:pass@mysql:3306/sitecopilot
  • If Redis requires auth, set REDIS_PASSWORD and ensure the site config is aware.
  • Keep secrets out of source control; use a secrets manager for production.
  • volumes for MySQL, Redis and uploads (persistent storage).
  • Backups: schedule mysqldump to an object storage or snapshot volumes.