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Configuration

Every environment variable you can set in .env.

Settings go in .env, next to compose.yaml. Apply changes with docker compose up -d.

Basics

Variable Default Description
VECTANA_IMAGE heki0824/vectana The image to run
VECTANA_VERSION latest The image tag. Pinning a version such as 1.0.0 is recommended
POSTGRES_PASSWORD (required) Database password
SECRET_KEY (required) Key that signs logins. Generate it with openssl rand -hex 32. Changing it logs everyone out
WEB_URL http://localhost:8000 Public URL, used for links in invitation and notification emails
GROUP_NAME Vectana Group Group name shown in the app

Checks

Variable Default Description
SCAN_INTERVAL_MINUTES 360 Minutes between scheduled checks
SCAN_ON_CHANGE true Check packages and runtimes right after they’re added

The “Ending soon” window for EOL is set in the app under System settings.

Email

Variable Default Description
MAIL_BACKEND smtp smtp, cloudflare or none
MAIL_FROM Vectana <vectana@example.com> Sender
SMTP_HOST (empty) SMTP server. When empty, no email is sent
SMTP_PORT 587 Port
SMTP_USERNAME / SMTP_PASSWORD (empty) Set when the server requires authentication
SMTP_START_TLS true Use STARTTLS (usually port 587)
SMTP_USE_TLS false Connect with TLS from the start (usually port 465)
CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID / CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN (empty) Used with MAIL_BACKEND=cloudflare

See Email for details.

Other

Variable Default Description
INVITATION_EXPIRE_DAYS 7 Days an invitation link stays valid
ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRE_MINUTES 15 Minutes an access token is valid while logged in (renewed automatically)
REFRESH_TOKEN_EXPIRE_DAYS 7 Days a login lasts
WEBHOOK_TIMEOUT_SECONDS 10 Timeout for sending to Discord and Slack
OSV_TIMEOUT_SECONDS 30 Timeout for OSV queries
EOL_TIMEOUT_SECONDS 20 Timeout for endoflife.date queries