# Browser requests use the same-origin Next.js proxy.
NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=/api

# Absolute URL for server-side fetching and the proxy; include /api.
# In the managed container network this is http://backend:80/api (staging differs).
FASTAPI_URL=http://localhost:8000/api

# Payload CMS runtime configuration. Use the managed environment's database;
# Payload owns the payload schema, independently of the school marts.
DATABASE_URL=postgresql://schoolcompare:CHANGE_THIS_PASSWORD@localhost:5432/schoolcompare
# Generate a secret: python -c "import secrets; print(secrets.token_urlsafe(32))"
# Use distinct secrets for staging and production.
PAYLOAD_SECRET=CHANGE_THIS_TO_A_SECURE_RANDOM_SECRET

# Node Environment
NODE_ENV=development