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Environment variables

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PHP
﻿List of available environment variables.
Default environment variables for the PHP container:
Variable name
Description
Can be overwritten
COLUMNS
Default value: 120.
Yes
PHP_FPM_CLEAR_ENV
Allows PHP to access only environment variables specified in PHP_FPM_ENV_VARS.
No
PHP_FPM_ENV_VARS
List of environment variables allowed to be accessed by PHP scripts. Collected dynamically.
No
HOSTY_PROJECT
Name of the project, as specified in the hosty.yaml file
No
HOSTY_ENVIRONMENT
Name of the current environment.
No
FILES_${STORAGE}_PATH 
Absolute path to the file assets storage, where ${STORAGE} variable is automatically replaced with the actual name of the persistent storage from the hosty.yaml file.
No
DB_HOST
Host of the main database cluster.
No
DB_HOST_READER
Host of the readonly database cluster (replica of the main cluster).
No
DB_NAME
Name of the database generated for the current environment.
No
DB_PORT
Port of the database cluster.
No
DB_DRIVER
Database type (i.e. mysql)
No
DB_USER
Name of the user who has access to the DB_NAME database.
No
DB_PASSWORD
Password of the user who has access to the DB_NAME database.
No
REDIS_HOST
Host of the Redis cluster (if Redis service is enabled).
No
REDIS_PORT
Port to use to connect to the Redis cluster (if Redis service is enabled).
No
REDIS_PASSWORD
Password to use to connect to the Redis cluster (if Redis service is enabled).
No
Nginx
﻿List of available environment variables.
Default environment variables for the Nginx container:
Variable name
Description
Can be overwritten
NGINX_REAL_IP_HEADER
Name of the http header where to take the real user IP from. Default value: X-Forwarded-For.
Yes
NGINX_LOG_FORMAT_OVERRIDE
Nginx logs pattern. Default value: $http_x_forwarded_for - $remote_addr [$time_local] "$request" $status $body_bytes_sent "$http_referer" "$http_user_agent"
Yes
NGINX_MODSECURITY_ENABLED
See ModSecurity. Default value: true.
Yes
NGINX_BACKEND_HOST
Default value: 127.0.0.1.
No
NGINX_HTTP2
Default value: on.
No
Apache
﻿List of available environment variables.
Default environment variables for the Apache container:
Variable name
Description
Can be overwritten
APACHE_TIMEOUT
How many seconds Apache will wait for request to finish before it's force closed. Default value: 120.
Yes
APACHE_SERVER_TOKENS
See Server Tokens. Default value: Prod.
Yes
APACHE_VHOST_PRESET
Apache container pre-set mode. Default value: php.
No
APACHE_BACKEND_HOST
Default value: 127.0.0.1.
No
APACHE_HTTP2
Default value: on.
No
Python
﻿List of available environment variables.
Default environment variables set for the Python container:
Variable name
Description
Can be overwritten
COLUMNS
Default value: 120.
Yes
HOSTY_PROJECT
Name of the project, as specified in the hosty.yaml file
No
HOSTY_ENVIRONMENT
Name of the current environment.
No
FILES_${STORAGE}_PATH 
Absolute path to the file assets storage, where ${STORAGE} variable is automatically replaced with the actual name of the persistent storage from the hosty.yaml file.
No
DB_HOST
Host of the main database cluster.
No
DB_HOST_READER
Host of the readonly database cluster (replica of the main cluster).
No
DB_NAME
Name of the database generated for the current environment.
No
DB_PORT
Port of the database cluster.
No
DB_DRIVER
Database type (i.e. mysql)
No
DB_USER
Name of the user who has access to the DB_NAME database.
No
DB_PASSWORD
Password of the user who has access to the DB_NAME database.
No
REDIS_HOST
Host of the Redis cluster (if Redis service is enabled).
No
REDIS_PORT
Port to use to connect to the Redis cluster (if Redis service is enabled).
No
REDIS_PASSWORD
Password to use to connect to the Redis cluster (if Redis service is enabled).
No
Node
﻿List of available environment variables.
Default environment variables set for the Node container:
Variable name
Description
Can be overwritten
COLUMNS
Default value: 120.
Yes
HOSTY_PROJECT
Name of the project, as specified in the hosty.yaml file
No
HOSTY_ENVIRONMENT
Name of the current environment.
No
FILES_${STORAGE}_PATH 
Absolute path to the file assets storage, where ${STORAGE} variable is automatically replaced with the actual name of the persistent storage from the hosty.yaml file.
No
REDIS_HOST
Host of the Redis cluster (if Redis service is enabled).
No
REDIS_PORT
Port to use to connect to the Redis cluster (if Redis service is enabled).
No
REDIS_PASSWORD
Password to use to connect to the Redis cluster (if Redis service is enabled).
No
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Variable name	Description	Can be overwritten
COLUMNS	Default value: 120.	Yes
PHP_FPM_CLEAR_ENV	Allows PHP to access only environment variables specified in PHP_FPM_ENV_VARS.	No
PHP_FPM_ENV_VARS	List of environment variables allowed to be accessed by PHP scripts. Collected dynamically.	No
HOSTY_PROJECT	Name of the project, as specified in the hosty.yaml file	No
HOSTY_ENVIRONMENT	Name of the current environment.	No
FILES_${STORAGE}_PATH	Absolute path to the file assets storage, where ${STORAGE} variable is automatically replaced with the actual name of the persistent storage from the hosty.yaml file.	No
DB_HOST	Host of the main database cluster.	No
DB_HOST_READER	Host of the readonly database cluster (replica of the main cluster).	No
DB_NAME	Name of the database generated for the current environment.	No
DB_PORT	Port of the database cluster.	No
DB_DRIVER	Database type (i.e. mysql)	No
DB_USER	Name of the user who has access to the DB_NAME database.	No
DB_PASSWORD	Password of the user who has access to the DB_NAME database.	No
REDIS_HOST	Host of the Redis cluster (if Redis service is enabled).	No
REDIS_PORT	Port to use to connect to the Redis cluster (if Redis service is enabled).	No
REDIS_PASSWORD	Password to use to connect to the Redis cluster (if Redis service is enabled).	No

Variable name	Description	Can be overwritten
NGINX_REAL_IP_HEADER	Name of the http header where to take the real user IP from. Default value: X-Forwarded-For.	Yes
NGINX_LOG_FORMAT_OVERRIDE	Nginx logs pattern. Default value: $http_x_forwarded_for - $remote_addr [$time_local] "$request" $status $body_bytes_sent "$http_referer" "$http_user_agent"	Yes
NGINX_MODSECURITY_ENABLED	See ModSecurity. Default value: true.	Yes
NGINX_BACKEND_HOST	Default value: 127.0.0.1.	No
NGINX_HTTP2	Default value: on.	No

Variable name	Description	Can be overwritten
APACHE_TIMEOUT	How many seconds Apache will wait for request to finish before it's force closed. Default value: 120.	Yes
APACHE_SERVER_TOKENS	See Server Tokens. Default value: Prod.	Yes
APACHE_VHOST_PRESET	Apache container pre-set mode. Default value: php.	No
APACHE_BACKEND_HOST	Default value: 127.0.0.1.	No
APACHE_HTTP2	Default value: on.	No

Variable name	Description	Can be overwritten
COLUMNS	Default value: 120.	Yes
HOSTY_PROJECT	Name of the project, as specified in the hosty.yaml file	No
HOSTY_ENVIRONMENT	Name of the current environment.	No
FILES_${STORAGE}_PATH	Absolute path to the file assets storage, where ${STORAGE} variable is automatically replaced with the actual name of the persistent storage from the hosty.yaml file.	No
DB_HOST	Host of the main database cluster.	No
DB_HOST_READER	Host of the readonly database cluster (replica of the main cluster).	No
DB_NAME	Name of the database generated for the current environment.	No
DB_PORT	Port of the database cluster.	No
DB_DRIVER	Database type (i.e. mysql)	No
DB_USER	Name of the user who has access to the DB_NAME database.	No
DB_PASSWORD	Password of the user who has access to the DB_NAME database.	No
REDIS_HOST	Host of the Redis cluster (if Redis service is enabled).	No
REDIS_PORT	Port to use to connect to the Redis cluster (if Redis service is enabled).	No
REDIS_PASSWORD	Password to use to connect to the Redis cluster (if Redis service is enabled).	No

Variable name	Description	Can be overwritten
COLUMNS	Default value: 120.	Yes
HOSTY_PROJECT	Name of the project, as specified in the hosty.yaml file	No
HOSTY_ENVIRONMENT	Name of the current environment.	No
FILES_${STORAGE}_PATH	Absolute path to the file assets storage, where ${STORAGE} variable is automatically replaced with the actual name of the persistent storage from the hosty.yaml file.	No
REDIS_HOST	Host of the Redis cluster (if Redis service is enabled).	No
REDIS_PORT	Port to use to connect to the Redis cluster (if Redis service is enabled).	No
REDIS_PASSWORD	Password to use to connect to the Redis cluster (if Redis service is enabled).	No

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