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Override settings

UnitTCMS will work with the default settings, but you can override them as needed.

Strongly Recommended

It is strongly recommended to change SECRET_KEY from the default value in production.

Docker​

If you are self-hosting UnitTCMS with Docker, you can customize the environment using the environment section in docker-compose.yaml.

docker-compose.yaml
services:
  unittcms:
    image: unittcms:latest
    build: .
    ports:
      - '8000:8000'
    environment:
      - PORT=8000
      - SECRET_KEY=your_secret_key_here
      - IS_DEMO=false # set to true to seed the database
    volumes:
      - db-data:/app/backend/database

volumes:
  db-data:

From Source​

If you are self-hosting UnitTCMS from source, you can override the environment by placing .env files in the appropriate directory.

Setting frontend environment variables​

Create a .env file in the frontend/ directory:

frontend/.env
NEXT_PUBLIC_BACKEND_ORIGIN=http://localhost:8001

Setting backend environment variables​

Create a .env file in the backend/ directory:

backend/.env
FRONTEND_ORIGIN=http://localhost:8000
PORT=8001
SECRET_KEY=your-secret-key