hedgedoc/docs/content/references/config/index.md
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# Configuration
HedgeDoc can be configured via environment variables either directly or via an `.env` file.
## The `.env` file
The `.env` file should be in the working directory of the backend and contains key-value pairs of
environment variables and their corresponding value.
In the official Docker container this is `/usr/src/app/backend/`
This can for example look like this:
<!-- markdownlint-disable proper-names -->
```ini
HD_BASE_URL="http://localhost:8080"
HD_SESSION_SECRET="change_me_in_production"
HD_DATABASE_TYPE="sqlite"
HD_DATABASE_NAME="./hedgedoc.sqlite"
HD_MEDIA_BACKEND="filesystem"
HD_MEDIA_BACKEND_FILESYSTEM_UPLOAD_PATH="uploads/"
```
<!-- markdownlint-enable proper-names -->
We also provide an `.env.example` file containing a minimal configuration
in the root of the project. This should help you to write your own configuration.
!!! warning
The minimal configuration provided in `.env.example` is exactly that: minimal.
It will let you start HedgeDoc for local development,
but it is **not** meant to be used in production without prior changes.