Template environment variables

You can change the following environment variables to specify API credentials or enable certain functionalities. Most have a default value that allows you to run the template locally. However, when you are ready to deploy your marketplace to production, you should reference this list of environment variables.

List of available environment variables

• REACT_APP_MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN

  See the How to set up Mapbox guide for more information.

• REACT_APP_GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY

  See the How to use Google Maps guide for more information.

• REACT_APP_SHARETRIBE_SDK_CLIENT_ID

  Your application's client ID. You can get this from Flex Console.

• SHARETRIBE_SDK_CLIENT_SECRET

  Your application's client secret. It's related to client ID and used for privileged transitions from server side. You can get this from Flex Console.

• REACT_APP_STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY

  Stripe publishable API key for generating tokens with Stripe API. Use test key (prefix pk_test_) for development. The secret key needs to be added to Flex Console.

• REACT_APP_MARKETPLACE_ROOT_URL

  The root url of the marketplace. Needed for social media sharing, SEO optimization, and social logins. Note that the value should not include a trailing slash.

• NODE_ENV

  Node env. Use 'development' for development and 'production' for production.

• PORT

  Port for server to accept connections.

• REACT_APP_ENV

  A more fine grained env definition than NODE_ENV. Is used for example to differentiate envs in logging.

• REACT_APP_SHARETRIBE_USING_SSL

  Redirect HTTP to HTTPS.

• SERVER_SHARETRIBE_TRUST_PROXY

  Set when running the app behind a reverse proxy, e.g. in Heroku or Render.

• REACT_APP_SENTRY_DSN

  See the How to set up Sentry to log errors guide for more information.

• REACT_APP_CSP

  See the How to set up Content Security Policy (CSP) guide for more information.

• BASIC_AUTH_USERNAME

  Set to enable HTTP Basic Auth.

• BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD

  Set to enable HTTP Basic Auth.

• REACT_APP_GOOGLE_ANALYTICS_ID

  See the How to set up Analytics guide for more information.

• REACT_APP_SHARETRIBE_SDK_BASE_URL

  The base url to access the Sharetribe Flex Marketplace API. The template uses the correct one by default so no need to set this.

• REACT_APP_FACEBOOK_APP_ID

  App ID of a Facebook App when Facebook login is used.

• FACEBOOK_APP_SECRET

  App secret of a Facebook App when Facebook login is used.

Information

The template is built on top of Create React App (CRA). CRA uses WebpackDevServer for providing Hot Module Reloading feature. In some environments, WebpackDevServer might require configuring additional environment variables. You should also check CRA's advanced configurations if you experience problems with socket ports.

Setting environment variables

When the app is started locally with yarn run dev or yarn run dev-server, you can set environment variables by using the (gitignored) .env file. You can edit the basic variables via yarn run config or by editing directly the .env file. Some variables can be edited only in the .env file. The repository contains a template file .env-template with default configuration.

In production, it's recommended that you set the configuration via env variables and do not deploy an .env file. The client application will only be packaged with env variables that start with REACT_APP. This way server secrets don't end up in client bundles.

Warning

Only use the REACT_APP prefix with environment variables that you want to reveal to the public internet.

It is important to never publicly reveal the client secret of the Marketplace or Integration API – in other words, DO NOT prefix those variables with REACT_APP!

Environment variables are bundled with the client during build time. If you change environment variables locally or in production, you must remember to rebuild the client bundle. In production, this means redeploying the application. Locally, you need to rerun either yarn run dev or yarn run dev-server.