# Node.js environment setting: "development", "production", or "test"
NODE_ENV=development

# Application server port
PORT=3000

# Application name (optional, can be used in logging or metadata)
APP_NAME="YourAppName"

# Base URL of the application (Update based on your deployment)
APP_URL="http://localhost:3000"

# MongoDB connection string (Change for production use)
MONGODB_URL="mongodb://localhost:27017/mydatabase"

# Secret key used for encryption and decryption (Replace with a strong key in production)
SECRET_KEY="SECRET_KEY_FOR_ENCRYPTION_AND_DECRYPTION"

# JWT secret key for signing authentication tokens (Use a strong and unique key)
JWT_SECRET="JWT_SECRET_KEY"

# Whitelisted domains for CORS (Comma-separated values, update for production)
WHITE_LISTED_DOMAINS="http://localhost:4200, http://localhost:3000"

# SMTP email configurations (Used for sending emails)
SMTP_HOST=smtp.zoho.com  # SMTP server host
SMTP_PORT=465  # SMTP server port (Use 587 for TLS, 465 for SSL)
SMTP_USERNAME=email@mailinator.com  # SMTP authentication email
SMTP_PASSWORD=appPassword  # SMTP authentication password (Use environment variables securely)
EMAIL_FROM=email@mailinator.com  # Default sender email address

# Note:
# - Change the default values before deploying to production.
# - Never expose sensitive credentials in public repositories.
# - Use a .env file in your local development and add .env to .gitignore.