Environment Configuration

Pulse uses a single .env file for all environment settings related to Proxmox and application configuration.

Required Variables

# Required Proxmox Configuration
PROXMOX_HOST=https://your-proxmox-host:8006
PROXMOX_NODE=your-node-name
PROXMOX_TOKEN_ID=your-token-id
PROXMOX_TOKEN_SECRET=your-token-secret

Optional Variables

# Optional: For multiple nodes
PROXMOX_HOST_2=https://your-second-proxmox-host:8006
PROXMOX_NODE_2=your-second-node-name
PROXMOX_TOKEN_ID_2=your-second-token-id
PROXMOX_TOKEN_SECRET_2=your-second-token-secret

# Optional: SSL Configuration
# If you have SSL certificate issues, uncomment these lines:
# IGNORE_SSL_ERRORS=true
# NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED=0

# Optional: Application Configuration
NODE_ENV=production  # 'production' or 'development'
USE_MOCK_DATA=false  # Set to true to use mock data instead of connecting to Proxmox
PORT=7654            # Port for the backend server
LOG_LEVEL=info       # Logging level (debug, info, warn, error)

Example Files

An example file is provided as a template:

.env.example - Example configuration file

Usage

Copy the .env.example file to create your actual environment file:

cp .env.example .env

Then edit the .env file with your specific settings.

Security Note

⚠️ IMPORTANT: The .env file contains sensitive information such as API tokens and should NEVER be committed to the repository.

The .gitignore file is configured to exclude this sensitive file from being committed.