Environment Variables

Required

These must be set or the server will exit on startup:

Variable	Description
NODE_ENV	production or development
PORT	Server port
API_URL	Backend URL (e.g., https://api.cliqi.bot)
FRONTEND_URL	Frontend URL (e.g., https://cliqi.bot)
DATABASE_URL	Neon pgbouncer pooler connection string
DIRECT_DATABASE_URL	Neon direct connection string
UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_URL	Upstash Redis REST endpoint
UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_TOKEN	Upstash Redis auth token
JWT_SECRET	Minimum 16 characters, used for JWT signing (HS256)
X_CLIENT_ID	Twitter OAuth 2.0 client ID
X_CLIENT_SECRET	Twitter OAuth 2.0 client secret
X_CALLBACK_URL	OAuth callback URL
ENCRYPTION_KEY	64-character hex string for AES-256-GCM wallet encryption
TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN	Grammy bot token from BotFather

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Optional

Warnings logged if missing, but server starts:

Variable	Description
SOLANA_RPC_URL	Helius/QuickNode RPC (default: mainnet-beta public)
BASE_RPC_URL	Alchemy RPC for Base chain
JUPITER_API_KEY	Jupiter portal API key (higher rate limits)
ZEROX_API_KEY	0x swap API key
TREASURY_WALLET_SOLANA	SOL fee treasury address
TREASURY_WALLET_BASE	Base fee treasury address
TREASURY_WALLET_BASE_PRIVATE_KEY	Private key for gas sponsorship on USDC sells
TELEGRAM_ADMIN_CHAT_ID	Chat ID for admin error alerts
SENTRY_DSN	Sentry error tracking DSN
PRIVY_APP_ID	Privy application ID
PRIVY_APP_SECRET	Privy application secret
PRIVY_AUTHORIZATION_PRIVATE_KEY	Privy wallet authorization key (wallet-auth:XXXXX)
ADMIN_SECRET	Bearer token for admin dashboard endpoints
X_BOT_ACCESS_TOKEN	OAuth 1.0a token for auto-posting trades to X
X_BOT_ACCESS_SECRET	OAuth 1.0a secret for trade posting

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Where to Set

Environment	Location
Production (backend)	Render dashboard → Environment
Production (frontend)	Vercel dashboard → Environment Variables
Development	.env file (never committed — use .env.example as template)
CI/CD	GitHub Actions secrets