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This page documents all environment variables available in AnimeThemes Server. Configure these in your .env file.

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API Configuration

VariableDefaultDescription
API_PATH/apiThe path prefix for API endpoints
API_URL-The full URL for the API (optional)

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Application

VariableDefaultDescription
APP_NAMEAnimeThemesThe name of the application
APP_ENVlocalEnvironment: local, staging, or production
APP_DEBUGtrueEnable debug mode (disable in production)
APP_URLhttp://localhostThe base URL of the application
APP_KEY-Application encryption key (generate with php artisan key:generate)
ASSET_URLnullCDN URL for assets (optional)
DEBUGBAR_ENABLEDtrueEnable Laravel Debugbar
DEBUGBAR_EDITOR-Editor to open files from Debugbar
AUDITING_ENABLEDtrueEnable model auditing

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Audio Configuration

VariableDefaultDescription
AUDIO_DISK_DEFAULTaudios_localDefault disk for audio files
AUDIO_DISKSaudios_localComma-separated list of audio disks
AUDIO_DISK_ROOT-Root path for local audio storage
AUDIO_PATH/audioPath prefix for audio URLs
AUDIO_URL-Subdomain URL for audio (e.g., a.animethemes.test)
AUDIO_STREAMING_METHODresponseStreaming method: response or nginx
AUDIO_NGINX_REDIRECT-Nginx internal redirect location for audio

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Audio Storage (S3)

Configure separate S3 buckets for different regions: NYC Region:
  • AUDIO_NYC_ACCESS_KEY_ID
  • AUDIO_NYC_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
  • AUDIO_NYC_DEFAULT_REGION
  • AUDIO_NYC_ENDPOINT
  • AUDIO_NYC_BUCKET
  • AUDIO_NYC_STREAM_READS
  • AUDIO_NYC_DISABLE_ASSERTS
  • AUDIO_NYC_VISIBILITY
FRA Region:
  • AUDIO_FRA_ACCESS_KEY_ID
  • AUDIO_FRA_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
  • AUDIO_FRA_DEFAULT_REGION
  • AUDIO_FRA_ENDPOINT
  • AUDIO_FRA_BUCKET
  • AUDIO_FRA_STREAM_READS
  • AUDIO_FRA_DISABLE_ASSERTS
  • AUDIO_FRA_VISIBILITY

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Broadcasting

VariableDefaultDescription
BROADCAST_DRIVERlogBroadcasting driver: log, pusher, ably, etc.
PUSHER_APP_KEY-Pusher application key
PUSHER_APP_SECRET-Pusher application secret
PUSHER_APP_ID-Pusher application ID
PUSHER_HOST-Pusher host
PUSHER_APP_CLUSTERmt1Pusher cluster
PUSHER_PORT443Pusher port
PUSHER_SCHEMEhttpsPusher scheme
ABLY_KEY-Ably key

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Cache

VariableDefaultDescription
CACHE_DRIVERfileCache driver: file, redis, memcached, dynamodb
CACHE_PREFIXanimethemesCache key prefix
MEMCACHED_PERSISTENT_ID-Memcached persistent ID
MEMCACHED_USERNAME-Memcached username
MEMCACHED_PASSWORD-Memcached password
MEMCACHED_HOST127.0.0.1Memcached host
MEMCACHED_PORT11211Memcached port
DYNAMODB_CACHE_TABLEcacheDynamoDB cache table name
DYNAMODB_ENDPOINT-DynamoDB endpoint

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Database

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MySQL Production

VariableDefaultDescription
DB_CONNECTIONmysql_prodDefault database connection
DATABASE_URL-Full database URL (optional)
DB_HOST_READ127.0.0.1Read replica host
DB_HOST_WRITE127.0.0.1Write host
DB_STICKYfalseEnable sticky read connections
DB_PORT3306Database port
DB_DATABASEanimethemesDatabase name
DB_USERNAMErootDatabase username
DB_PASSWORD-Database password
DB_SOCKET-Unix socket path (optional)
MYSQL_ATTR_SSL_CAnullSSL CA certificate path

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MySQL Beta (Optional)

VariableDefaultDescription
DATABASE_BETA_URL-Beta database URL
DB_BETA_HOST-Beta database host
DB_BETA_PORT3306Beta database port
DB_BETA_DATABASEanimethemes-betaBeta database name
DB_BETA_USERNAMErootBeta database username
DB_BETA_PASSWORD-Beta database password
DB_BETA_SOCKET-Beta database socket

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Redis

VariableDefaultDescription
REDIS_CLIENTpredisRedis client: predis or phpredis
REDIS_CLUSTERredisRedis cluster configuration
REDIS_URLnullFull Redis URL (optional)
REDIS_HOST127.0.0.1Redis host
REDIS_PASSWORDnullRedis password
REDIS_PORT6379Redis port
REDIS_SCHEMEtcpRedis connection scheme
REDIS_DB0Default Redis database
REDIS_CACHE_DB1Redis cache database

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Dump Configuration

Database dump downloads:
VariableDefaultDescription
DUMP_DISKdumps_localDisk for database dumps
DUMP_DISK_ROOT-Root path for local dump storage
DUMP_URLhttp://localhostURL for dump downloads
DUMP_PATH/dumpPath prefix for dump URLs

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Dump Storage (S3)

  • DUMP_ACCESS_KEY_ID
  • DUMP_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
  • DUMP_DEFAULT_REGION
  • DUMP_ENDPOINT
  • DUMP_BUCKET
  • DUMP_STREAM_READS
  • DUMP_DISABLE_ASSERTS
  • DUMP_VISIBILITY

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Elasticsearch

VariableDefaultDescription
ELASTIC_CONNECTIONdefaultElasticsearch connection name
ELASTIC_HOSThttp://localhost:9200Elasticsearch host URL
ELASTIC_SCOUT_DRIVER_REFRESH_DOCUMENTSfalseRefresh documents immediately after indexing
ELASTIC_MIGRATIONS_TABLEelastic_migrationsMigration tracking table
See Elasticsearch Setup for detailed configuration.

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FFmpeg

VariableDefaultDescription
FFMPEG_BINARIES-Path to FFmpeg binary (auto-detected if not set)
FFPROBE_BINARIES-Path to FFprobe binary (auto-detected if not set)

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Filament Admin

VariableDefaultDescription
FILAMENT_URL-Admin panel URL (optional)
FILAMENT_PATHadminAdmin panel path
FILAMENT_SUBMISSION_URL-Submission panel URL (optional)
FILAMENT_SUBMISSION_PATHsubmissionSubmission panel path

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Filesystems

VariableDefaultDescription
FILESYSTEM_DISKlocalDefault filesystem disk
See Storage Configuration for detailed disk configuration.

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Image Storage

VariableDefaultDescription
IMAGE_DISKimages_localDefault disk for images
IMAGE_DISK_ROOT-Root path for local image storage
IMAGE_ACCESS_KEY_ID-S3 access key for images
IMAGE_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY-S3 secret key for images
IMAGE_DEFAULT_REGION-S3 region for images
IMAGE_ENDPOINT-S3 endpoint for images
IMAGE_BUCKET-S3 bucket for images
IMAGE_STREAM_READS-Enable stream reads
IMAGE_DISABLE_ASSERTS-Disable S3 assertions
IMAGE_VISIBILITY-Default file visibility
IMAGE_URL-CDN URL for images

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Script Storage

For video encoding scripts:
  • SCRIPT_DISK - Default: scripts_local
  • SCRIPT_DISK_ROOT - Root path for local storage
  • SCRIPT_URL - Subdomain URL
  • SCRIPT_PATH - Default: /videoscript
Plus S3 configuration variables (SCRIPT_ACCESS_KEY_ID, etc.)

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GraphQL

VariableDefaultDescription
GRAPHQL_URL-GraphQL endpoint URL (optional)
GRAPHQL_PATH/graphqlGraphQL endpoint path
GRAPHQL_RATE_LIMIT90Requests per minute
GRAPHIQL_ENABLEDtrueEnable GraphiQL playground

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Hashids

VariableDefaultDescription
HASHIDS_SALT_MAIN-Salt for main hashid generation
HASHIDS_SALT_PLAYLISTS-Salt for playlist hashids

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Hashing

VariableDefaultDescription
BCRYPT_ROUNDS10BCrypt hashing rounds

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Horizon

Laravel Horizon for queue management:
VariableDefaultDescription
HORIZON_URL-Horizon dashboard URL (optional)
HORIZON_PATHhorizonHorizon dashboard path

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Logging

VariableDefaultDescription
LOG_CHANNELdailyLogging channel: daily, single, stack, etc.
LOG_DEPRECATIONS_CHANNELnullChannel for deprecation warnings
LOG_LEVELdebugMinimum log level: debug, info, warning, error

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Mail

VariableDefaultDescription
MAIL_MAILERlogMail driver: log, smtp, mailgun, postmark
MAIL_HOSTsmtp.mailgun.orgSMTP host
MAIL_PORT587SMTP port
MAIL_ENCRYPTIONtlsSMTP encryption: tls or ssl
MAIL_USERNAMEnullSMTP username
MAIL_PASSWORDnullSMTP password
MAIL_FROM_ADDRESSnullDefault sender email
MAIL_FROM_NAME${APP_NAME}Default sender name
MAIL_SENDMAIL_PATH/usr/sbin/sendmail -bs -iSendmail binary path
MAIL_LOG_CHANNEL-Log channel for mail driver

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Pennant (Feature Flags)

VariableDefaultDescription
PENNANT_STOREdatabaseFeature flag store: database or array
See Feature Flags for usage.

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Playlists

VariableDefaultDescription
PLAYLIST_MAX_TRACKS1000Maximum tracks per playlist
USER_MAX_PLAYLISTS1000Maximum playlists per user

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Queue

VariableDefaultDescription
QUEUE_CONNECTIONsyncQueue driver: sync, redis, database, sqs
REDIS_QUEUEdefaultRedis queue name
QUEUE_FAILED_DRIVERdatabase-uuidsFailed job storage driver

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Sanctum

VariableDefaultDescription
SANCTUM_STATEFUL_DOMAINS-Comma-separated list of stateful domains
VariableDefaultDescription
SCOUT_DRIVERnullSearch driver: elastic, algolia, meilisearch, database
SCOUT_PREFIX-Index prefix for multi-tenant setups
SCOUT_QUEUEfalseQueue search index updates
SCOUT_IDENTIFYfalseIdentify users to search engine
ALGOLIA_APP_ID-Algolia application ID
ALGOLIA_SECRET-Algolia API key

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Secure Headers

VariableDefaultDescription
ENABLE_CLEAR_SITE_DATAfalseEnable Clear-Site-Data header
ENABLE_HSTSfalseEnable HTTP Strict Transport Security
ENABLE_EXPECT_CTfalseEnable Certificate Transparency
ENABLE_PERMISSIONS_POLICYfalseEnable Permissions Policy
ENABLE_CSPfalseEnable Content Security Policy

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Services

Third-party service integrations:
VariableDefaultDescription
MAILGUN_DOMAIN-Mailgun domain
MAILGUN_SECRET-Mailgun API key
MAILGUN_ENDPOINTapi.mailgun.netMailgun API endpoint
POSTMARK_TOKEN-Postmark API token
DISCORD_BOT_API_TOKEN-Discord bot token
DISCORD_BOT_API_URL-Discord bot API URL
DISCORD_BOT_API_KEY-Discord bot API key
DB_UPDATES_DISCORD_CHANNEL-Discord channel for database updates
ADMIN_DISCORD_CHANNEL-Discord channel for admin notifications
OPENAI_BEARER_TOKENnullOpenAI API token

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MyAnimeList

VariableDefaultDescription
MAL_CLIENT_IDnullMyAnimeList client ID
MAL_CLIENT_SECRETnullMyAnimeList client secret
MAL_REDIRECT_URInullOAuth redirect URI

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AniList

VariableDefaultDescription
ANILIST_CLIENT_IDnullAniList client ID
ANILIST_CLIENT_SECRETnullAniList client secret
ANILIST_REDIRECT_URInullOAuth redirect URI

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Session

VariableDefaultDescription
SESSION_DRIVERdatabaseSession driver: file, cookie, database, redis
SESSION_LIFETIME120Session lifetime in minutes
SESSION_CONNECTIONnullDatabase connection for sessions
SESSION_STOREnullCache store for sessions
SESSION_DOMAINnullSession cookie domain
SESSION_SECURE_COOKIE-Use secure cookies (HTTPS only)

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Submissions

VariableDefaultDescription
USER_MAX_SUBMISSIONS50Maximum submissions per user

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User Profiles

VariableDefaultDescription
USER_MAX_PROFILES5Maximum external profiles per user

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Validation

VariableDefaultDescription
MODERATION_SERVICEnoneContent moderation service

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Video Configuration

VariableDefaultDescription
VIDEO_DISK_DEFAULTvideos_localDefault disk for video files
VIDEO_DISKSvideos_localComma-separated list of video disks
VIDEO_DISK_ROOT-Root path for local video storage
VIDEO_PATH/videoPath prefix for video URLs
VIDEO_URL-Subdomain URL for video (e.g., v.animethemes.test)
VIDEO_RATE_LIMITER90Requests per minute (≤0 for unlimited)
VIDEO_STREAMING_METHODresponseStreaming method: response or nginx
VIDEO_NGINX_REDIRECT-Nginx internal redirect location for video

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Video Storage (S3)

Configure separate S3 buckets for different regions: NYC Region:
  • VIDEO_NYC_ACCESS_KEY_ID
  • VIDEO_NYC_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
  • VIDEO_NYC_DEFAULT_REGION
  • VIDEO_NYC_ENDPOINT
  • VIDEO_NYC_BUCKET
  • VIDEO_NYC_STREAM_READS
  • VIDEO_NYC_DISABLE_ASSERTS
  • VIDEO_NYC_VISIBILITY
FRA Region:
  • VIDEO_FRA_ACCESS_KEY_ID
  • VIDEO_FRA_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
  • VIDEO_FRA_DEFAULT_REGION
  • VIDEO_FRA_ENDPOINT
  • VIDEO_FRA_BUCKET
  • VIDEO_FRA_STREAM_READS
  • VIDEO_FRA_DISABLE_ASSERTS
  • VIDEO_FRA_VISIBILITY

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Web Configuration

VariableDefaultDescription
WEB_URLhttp://localhostFrontend application URL
WEB_PATH-Frontend path prefix

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Wiki Configuration

Links to wiki/frontend pages:
VariableDefaultDescription
WIKI_LOGINhttp://localhost/loginLogin page URL
WIKI_RESET_PASSWORDhttp://localhost/reset-passwordPassword reset page URL
WIKI_EXTERNAL_PROFILEhttp://localhost/externalExternal profile page URL

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Next Steps

Storage Configuration

Configure local and S3 storage disks

Feature Flags

Manage feature flags with Pennant

Elasticsearch

Set up Elasticsearch for search

Admin Panel

Access the Filament admin panel

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