Configure environment

There are several application settings which can be changed via config variables (opens new window). Some of them have defaults and some of them need to be modified, particularly those with required placeholders (marked with ⭐️ below).
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Server basics

Variables marked with star ⭐️ need to be modified for production use.

Variable name	Type	Default	Description
MERGIN_BASE_URL⭐️	string		Deployment URL where Mergin Maps is hosted.
COLLECT_STATISTICS	Boolean	true	Whether to send usage statistics for application improvements.
CONTACT_EMAIL	string	``	Email contact for application administrator.
SERVICE_ID	string		Deployment UUID. Auto-generated on the first run.

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Security settings (important for production use)🛡️

Security settings are important for production use.

Variable name	Type	Default	Description
BEARER_TOKEN_EXPIRATION	integer	43200	Lifetime of authorisation bearer token in seconds. When expired, users need to log in again.
SECRET_KEY⭐️	string		Secret key for authorisation, should be a generated strong string.
SECURITY_EMAIL_SALT⭐️	string		Token salt for sending verification email, should be a generated strong string.
SECURITY_BEARER_SALT⭐️	string		Bearer token salt for decode web token, should be a generated strong string.
SECURITY_PASSWORD_SALT⭐️	string		Password salt for hashing, should be a generated strong string.
WTF_CSRF_ENABLED	Boolean	true	Enable CSRF protection. It is strongly recommended to have this on.
WTF_CSRF_TIME_LIMIT	integer	86400	Lifetime of CSRF token in seconds. When expired, users need to refresh it.

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Database settings

Mergin Maps uses PostgreSQL database to store its data.
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Variable name	Type	Default	Description
DB_APPLICATION_NAME	string	mergin	Comment in database connection string to better identify connection source.
DB_DATABASE ⭐️	string	postgres	Database to store Mergin Maps tables.
DB_HOST	string	db	Database host. Mapped to docker-compose service name.
DB_PASSWORD ⭐️	string	postgres	PostgreSQL user password.
DB_PORT	integer	5432	Database port. If non-default, it should match the port exposed in the docker-compose file.
DB_POOL_MAX_OVERFLOW	integer	10	Database max_overflow limit for SQLAlchemy (opens new window).
DB_POOL_SIZE	integer	2	Database pool size for SQLAlchemy. With overflow determines the maximum of concurrent connections to the database.
DB_POOL_TIMEOUT	integer	300	Database pool timeout for SQLAlchemy.
DB_USER ⭐️	string	postgres	PostgreSQL user to connect to Mergin Maps database.

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User management

Settings for managing users.
Enterprise Edition only

Variable name	Type	Default	Description
USER_SELF_REGISTRATION	Boolean	true	Users can register themselves. If disabled, they must be invited or registered by superuser.
ENABLE_SUPERADMIN_ASSIGNMENT	Boolean	true	If set to false, you will not be able to assign super admin role to user from admin panel.

Permission management

Community Edition only

To ease the process of permission (user) management, you can set the following global variables that apply to all registered users.

Variable name	Type	Default	Description
GLOBAL_ADMIN	Boolean	false	All registered users can create/delete projects.
GLOBAL_READ	Boolean	false	All registered users have read access to all projects. If false, the application admin would need to grant project access to users manually.
GLOBAL_WRITE	Boolean	false	All registered users have write access (can sync) to all projects.

Sending Emails

​Mergin Maps can connect to a SMTP server to send notifications and password recovery emails.
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Variable name	Type	Default	Description
MAIL_SUPPRESS_SEND	Boolean	false	Whether to suppress email sending. If set to false, you should define the following variables.
MAIL_DEFAULT_SENDER⭐️	string		Sender of Mergin Maps emails. Best to have some no-reply address.
MAIL_SERVER⭐️	string	localhost	SMTP mail server host.
MAIL_PORT⭐️	integer	587	SMTP mail server port.
MAIL_USERNAME	string	None	Username of user connecting to SMTP server.
MAIL_PASSWORD	string	None	Password for user connecting to SMTP server.
MAIL_USE_TLS🛡️	Boolean	true	Use TLS encryption when connecting to SMTP server.
MAIL_USE_SSL🛡️	Boolean	false	Whether to use SSL encryption when connecting to SMTP server.
MAIL_BCC	string	None	Email address to send copies of all sent emails. Should be system/application administrator. Mandatory in versions until 2024.4.0.
MERGIN_LOGO_URL	string	``	Link to logo in emails.

If you have issues with sending emails, follow troubleshooting page.

Workspace management

Workspace settings.
Community Edition only

Variable name	Type	Default	Description
GLOBAL_WORKSPACE ⭐️	string	mergin	Common workspace name for all projects. All projects belong to this single workspace with certain permissions. Projects are then referenced with this name as part of URL, e.g. /mergin/projectA, /mergin/projectB.
GLOBAL_STORAGE ⭐️	integer	10737418240	Storage limit Mergin Maps can use to store projects (last version) in bytes (default is 10 GB). Should be reasonably large.

Enterprise Edition only

Variable name	Type	Default	Description
WORKSPACE_STORAGE_SIZE ⭐️	integer	524288000	Storage limit workspace can use to store projects (last version) in bytes (default is 500 MB).
WORKSPACE_INVITATION_EXPIRATION	integer	14	Expiration limit for pending invitation in days.
PROJECT_TRANSFER_EXPIRATION	integer	7	Expiration limit for pending project transfer in days.
WORKSPACE_EXPIRATION	integer	7	Expiration time in days for deleted workspaces before removed completely.
USER_WORKSPACES_ALLOWED	Boolean	true	Allow users to create their own workspaces else it is available for superuser only

Data synchronisation and management

Other settings related to data management.

Variable name	Type	Default	Description
LOCAL_PROJECTS	string	./projects	Directory to store projects on a container. Please refer to volume mapping in docker-compose file.
TEMP_DIR	string	Result of gettempdir() call	Trash directory for temp files being cleaned regularly. Please refer to volume mapping in docker-compose file.
MAINTENANCE_FILE	string	/data/MAINTENANCE	File to indicate server is in maintenance - read only mode. Please refer to volume mapping in docker-compose file.
BLACKLIST	string	.mergin/, .DS_Store, .directory	Pattern to ignore when syncing files.
FILE_EXPIRATION	integer	172800	When the GeoPackage file was updated with "diffable" change, original data are being removed (as they can be reconstructed on demand) to save disk space. File lifetime in seconds.
LOCKFILE_EXPIRATION	integer	300	Time in seconds for a project being locked while updated. If no change happens to the project in such time, the lockfile is removed.
MAX_CHUNK_SIZE	integer	10485760	Maximum size of file chunk to be uploaded (and received by server) in bytes.
MAX_DOWNLOAD_ARCHIVE_SIZE	integer	1073741824	Maximum size of project zip archive in bytes for direct download. Too large projects may take too long to download or never complete in one request.
USE_X_ACCEL ⭐️	Boolean	true	Whether to use nginx to serve files. Should be enabled if used with nginx proxy for performance reasons. Read more here (opens new window).
CLOSED_ACCOUNT_EXPIRATION	integer	1	Time in days after a user closed their account to all projects and files are permanently deleted. Please note that until the user is removed, the username/email is occupied.
DELETED_PROJECT_EXPIRATION	integer	7	Lifetime in days for deleted projects. Expired projects are removed permanently without possibility to restore afterwards.
PROJECT_ACCESS_REQUEST	integer	604800	Lifetime of active project access request in seconds.
TEMP_EXPIRATION	integer	7	Time in days after files in a temporary folder are permanently deleted.

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Celery asynchronous tasks

​Mergin Maps is using Celery and Redis to perform asynchronous tasks or doing regular jobs.
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Variable name	Type	Default	Description
BROKER_URL	string	redis://merginmaps-redis:6379/0	Connection details to celery message broker. If non-default, it should match definition in docker-compose file.
CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND	string	redis://merginmaps-redis:6379/0	Connection details to celery result back-end broker. If non-default, it should match definition in docker-compose file.

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