ENV variables

ENV variables for Dev

create .env file at root dir for server and at ./client/ for client.

Keys required at server side: .env.sample

• GOOGLE_RECAPTCHA_SECRET - Read more

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• MONGO_URI
• MONGO_DB_NAME

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• CHAT_LINK_DOMAIN
  Server uses this variable to generate link (generateLink), in local dev env this is the url where webpack-dev-server runs the client. Which is usually https://localhost:3000

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• IMAGE_BB_API_KEY - Get key from https://api.imgbb.com, this is used to upload images.

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Keys required at client side: .env.sample

• REACT_APP_CAPTCHA_KEY - SITE KEY - Read more