Environment
ViewTube will check all required environment variables on startup. Check the logs to see if any are missing!
Database configuration
| Variable | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| VIEWTUBE_DATABASE_HOST | localhost | The hostname of the database |
| VIEWTUBE_DATABASE_PORT | 27017 | The port of the database |
| VIEWTUBE_DATABASE_USER | empty | The database username |
| VIEWTUBE_DATABASE_PASSWORD | empty | The database password |
Redis configuration
| Variable | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| VIEWTUBE_REDIS_HOST | localhost | The hostname of the redis instance |
| VIEWTUBE_REDIS_PORT | 6379 | The port of the redis instance |
| VIEWTUBE_REDIS_PASSWORD | empty | The password of the redis instance |
Advanced configuration
| Variable | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| VIEWTUBE_CLUSTERED | false | Instruct ViewTube to start as many worker processes as it has threads available. If disabled, it will run on a single process instance. |
| VIEWTUBE_CORS_ORIGIN | empty | Specify the domain allowed to make cross-origin requests to ViewTube (see: CORS) |
| VIEWTUBE_SECURE | false | Enables some security features (CSP headers, secure cookies). Enable this if you are using an HTTPS certificate |
| VIEWTUBE_ADMIN_USER | empty | The admin account of this instance (see: Admin |
| VIEWTUBE_YOUTUBE_COOKIE | empty | Your Youtube cookie (see: Youtube cookies) |
| VIEWTUBE_PROXY_URL | empty | The URL of the proxy server (see: Proxy) |
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