openclaw-mission-control/docs/06-configuration.md

Configuration

This page documents how Mission Control is configured across local dev, self-host, and production.

Config sources (first pass)

• Docker Compose uses compose.yml plus environment variables.
• Backend reads env vars (see backend/app/core/config.py).
• Frontend uses Next.js env vars at build/runtime (see frontend/ plus compose.yml).

Key environment variables

Frontend

• NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL — backend base URL reachable from the browser
• NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY — enables Clerk in the frontend when set

Backend

• DATABASE_URL — Postgres connection string
• CORS_ORIGINS — comma-separated allowed origins
• CLERK_JWKS_URL — enables Clerk JWT verification on protected routes
• DB_AUTO_MIGRATE — whether to auto-run migrations on startup (see backend docs/config)

Secrets handling

• Do not commit secret keys.
• Prefer .env files that are excluded by .gitignore.

Links

• Deployment notes: docs/deployment/README.md
• Production notes: docs/production/README.md