docs: Remove the manually-generated env var reference page and its links

Maybe configuration.mdx could be rewritten for better clarity on
converting between config param <-> env var
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"label": "Configuration Reference",
"name": "/reference/config"
},
{
"type": "file",
"label": "Environment Variables",
"name": "/reference/environment-variables"
},
{
"type": "dir",
"label": "Admin Command Reference",
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"text": "Configuration Reference",
"link": "/reference/config"
},
{
"text": "Environment Variables Reference",
"link": "/reference/environment-variables"
},
{
"text": "Admin Command Reference",
"link": "/reference/admin/"
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All of the config file settings can also be specified by using environment variables. This makes it ideal for containerised deployments and infrastructure-as-code scenarios.
The environment variable names should be all caps and prefixed with `CONTINUWUITY_`. They are mapped to the configuration file with the syntaxes as demonstrated below:
The environment variable names is represented in all caps and prefixed with `CONTINUWUITY_`. They are mapped to the configuration file with the syntaxes as demonstrated below:
```bash
# Top-level configs (those inside the [global] section) are simply capitalized
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ CONTINUWUITY_ANTISPAM__DRAUPNIR__BASE_URL="https://draupnir.example.com"
CONTINUWUITY_WELL_KNOWN={ client=https://example.com,server=example.com:443 }
```
Please refer to the [Env Var Reference page](./reference/environment-variables.mdx) for a more detailed list of environment variables.
### Alternative prefixes
For backwards compatibility, Continuwuity also supports the following environment variable prefixes, in order of descending priority:
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"name": "config",
"label": "Configuration"
},
{
"type": "file",
"name": "environment-variables",
"label": "Environment Variables"
},
{
"type": "file",
"name": "admin",
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# Environment Variables
This is a convenience reference and may not be exhaustive. The
[Configuration Reference](./config.mdx) is the primary source for all
configuration options.
To see how these variables can be used, head over to the [Configuration](../configuration#environment-variables) documentation
## Essential Variables
These are the minimum variables needed for a working deployment:
| Variable | Description | Default |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------------- | ---------------------- |
| `CONTINUWUITY_SERVER_NAME` | Your Matrix server's domain name | Required |
| `CONTINUWUITY_DATABASE_PATH` | Path to RocksDB database directory | `/var/lib/conduwuit` |
| `CONTINUWUITY_ADDRESS` | IP address to bind to | `["127.0.0.1", "::1"]` |
| `CONTINUWUITY_PORT` | Port to listen on | `8008` |
## Network Configuration
| Variable | Description | Default |
| -------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- |
| `CONTINUWUITY_ADDRESS` | Bind address (use `0.0.0.0` for all interfaces) | `["127.0.0.1", "::1"]` |
| `CONTINUWUITY_PORT` | HTTP port | `8008` |
| `CONTINUWUITY_UNIX_SOCKET_PATH` | UNIX socket path (alternative to TCP) | - |
| `CONTINUWUITY_UNIX_SOCKET_PERMS` | Socket permissions (octal) | `660` |
## Database Configuration
| Variable | Description | Default |
| ------------------------------------------ | --------------------------- | -------------------- |
| `CONTINUWUITY_DATABASE_PATH` | RocksDB data directory | `/var/lib/conduwuit` |
| `CONTINUWUITY_DATABASE_BACKUP_PATH` | Backup directory | - |
| `CONTINUWUITY_DATABASE_BACKUPS_TO_KEEP` | Number of backups to retain | `1` |
| `CONTINUWUITY_DB_CACHE_CAPACITY_MB` | Database read cache (MB) | - |
| `CONTINUWUITY_DB_WRITE_BUFFER_CAPACITY_MB` | Write cache (MB) | - |
## Cache Configuration
| Variable | Description |
| ---------------------------------------- | ------------------------ |
| `CONTINUWUITY_CACHE_CAPACITY_MODIFIER` | LRU cache multiplier |
| `CONTINUWUITY_PDU_CACHE_CAPACITY` | PDU cache entries |
| `CONTINUWUITY_AUTH_CHAIN_CACHE_CAPACITY` | Auth chain cache entries |
## DNS Configuration
Configure DNS resolution behaviour for federation and external requests.
| Variable | Description | Default |
| ------------------------------------ | ---------------------------- | -------- |
| `CONTINUWUITY_DNS_CACHE_ENTRIES` | Max DNS cache entries | `32768` |
| `CONTINUWUITY_DNS_MIN_TTL` | Minimum cache TTL (seconds) | `10800` |
| `CONTINUWUITY_DNS_MIN_TTL_NXDOMAIN` | NXDOMAIN cache TTL (seconds) | `259200` |
| `CONTINUWUITY_DNS_ATTEMPTS` | Retry attempts | - |
| `CONTINUWUITY_DNS_TIMEOUT` | Query timeout (seconds) | - |
| `CONTINUWUITY_DNS_TCP_FALLBACK` | Allow TCP fallback | - |
| `CONTINUWUITY_QUERY_ALL_NAMESERVERS` | Query all nameservers | - |
| `CONTINUWUITY_QUERY_OVER_TCP_ONLY` | TCP-only queries | - |
## Request Configuration
| Variable | Description |
| ------------------------------------ | ----------------------------- |
| `CONTINUWUITY_MAX_REQUEST_SIZE` | Max HTTP request size (bytes) |
| `CONTINUWUITY_REQUEST_CONN_TIMEOUT` | Connection timeout (seconds) |
| `CONTINUWUITY_REQUEST_TIMEOUT` | Overall request timeout |
| `CONTINUWUITY_REQUEST_TOTAL_TIMEOUT` | Total timeout |
| `CONTINUWUITY_REQUEST_IDLE_TIMEOUT` | Idle timeout |
| `CONTINUWUITY_REQUEST_IDLE_PER_HOST` | Idle connections per host |
## Federation Configuration
Control how your server federates with other Matrix servers.
| Variable | Description | Default |
| ---------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------- | ------- |
| `CONTINUWUITY_ALLOW_FEDERATION` | Enable federation | `true` |
| `CONTINUWUITY_FEDERATION_LOOPBACK` | Allow loopback federation | - |
| `CONTINUWUITY_FEDERATION_CONN_TIMEOUT` | Connection timeout | - |
| `CONTINUWUITY_FEDERATION_TIMEOUT` | Request timeout | - |
| `CONTINUWUITY_FEDERATION_IDLE_TIMEOUT` | Idle timeout | - |
| `CONTINUWUITY_FEDERATION_IDLE_PER_HOST` | Idle connections per host | - |
| `CONTINUWUITY_TRUSTED_SERVERS` | JSON array of trusted servers | - |
| `CONTINUWUITY_QUERY_TRUSTED_KEY_SERVERS_FIRST` | Query trusted first | - |
| `CONTINUWUITY_ONLY_QUERY_TRUSTED_KEY_SERVERS` | Only query trusted | - |
**Example:**
```bash
# Trust matrix.org for key verification
CONTINUWUITY_TRUSTED_SERVERS='["matrix.org"]'
```
## Registration & User Configuration
Control user registration and account creation behaviour.
| Variable | Description | Default |
| ------------------------------------------ | --------------------- | ------- |
| `CONTINUWUITY_ALLOW_REGISTRATION` | Enable registration | `true` |
| `CONTINUWUITY_REGISTRATION_TOKEN` | Token requirement | - |
| `CONTINUWUITY_SUSPEND_ON_REGISTER` | Suspend new accounts | - |
| `CONTINUWUITY_NEW_USER_DISPLAYNAME_SUFFIX` | Display name suffix | 🏳️‍⚧️ |
| `CONTINUWUITY_RECAPTCHA_SITE_KEY` | reCAPTCHA site key | - |
| `CONTINUWUITY_RECAPTCHA_PRIVATE_SITE_KEY` | reCAPTCHA private key | - |
**Example:**
```bash
# Disable open registration
CONTINUWUITY_ALLOW_REGISTRATION="false"
# Require a registration token
CONTINUWUITY_REGISTRATION_TOKEN="your_secret_token_here"
```
## Feature Configuration
| Variable | Description | Default |
| ---------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------- | ------- |
| `CONTINUWUITY_ALLOW_ENCRYPTION` | Enable E2EE | `true` |
| `CONTINUWUITY_ALLOW_ROOM_CREATION` | Enable room creation | - |
| `CONTINUWUITY_ALLOW_UNSTABLE_ROOM_VERSIONS` | Allow unstable versions | - |
| `CONTINUWUITY_DEFAULT_ROOM_VERSION` | Default room version | `v11` |
| `CONTINUWUITY_REQUIRE_AUTH_FOR_PROFILE_REQUESTS` | Auth for profiles | - |
| `CONTINUWUITY_ALLOW_PUBLIC_ROOM_DIRECTORY_OVER_FEDERATION` | Federate directory | - |
| `CONTINUWUITY_ALLOW_PUBLIC_ROOM_DIRECTORY_WITHOUT_AUTH` | Unauth directory | - |
| `CONTINUWUITY_ALLOW_DEVICE_NAME_FEDERATION` | Device names in federation | - |
## TLS Configuration
Built-in TLS support is primarily for testing. **For production deployments,
especially when federating on the internet, use a reverse proxy** (Traefik,
Caddy, nginx) to handle TLS termination.
| Variable | Description |
| --------------------------------- | ------------------------- |
| `CONTINUWUITY_TLS__CERTS` | TLS certificate file path |
| `CONTINUWUITY_TLS__KEY` | TLS private key path |
| `CONTINUWUITY_TLS__DUAL_PROTOCOL` | Support TLS 1.2 + 1.3 |
**Example (testing only):**
```bash
CONTINUWUITY_TLS__CERTS="/etc/letsencrypt/live/matrix.example.com/fullchain.pem"
CONTINUWUITY_TLS__KEY="/etc/letsencrypt/live/matrix.example.com/privkey.pem"
```
## Logging Configuration
Control log output format and verbosity.
| Variable | Description | Default |
| ------------------------------ | ------------------ | ------- |
| `CONTINUWUITY_LOG` | Log filter level | - |
| `CONTINUWUITY_LOG_COLORS` | ANSI colours | `true` |
| `CONTINUWUITY_LOG_SPAN_EVENTS` | Log span events | `none` |
| `CONTINUWUITY_LOG_THREAD_IDS` | Include thread IDs | - |
**Examples:**
```bash
# Set log level to info
CONTINUWUITY_LOG="info"
# Enable debug logging for specific modules
CONTINUWUITY_LOG="warn,continuwuity::api=debug"
# Disable colours for log aggregation
CONTINUWUITY_LOG_COLORS="false"
```
## Observability Configuration
| Variable | Description |
| ---------------------------------------- | --------------------- |
| `CONTINUWUITY_ALLOW_OTLP` | Enable OpenTelemetry |
| `CONTINUWUITY_OTLP_FILTER` | OTLP filter level |
| `CONTINUWUITY_OTLP_PROTOCOL` | Protocol (http/grpc) |
| `CONTINUWUITY_TRACING_FLAME` | Enable flame graphs |
| `CONTINUWUITY_TRACING_FLAME_FILTER` | Flame graph filter |
| `CONTINUWUITY_TRACING_FLAME_OUTPUT_PATH` | Output directory |
| `CONTINUWUITY_SENTRY` | Enable Sentry |
| `CONTINUWUITY_SENTRY_ENDPOINT` | Sentry DSN |
| `CONTINUWUITY_SENTRY_SEND_SERVER_NAME` | Include server name |
| `CONTINUWUITY_SENTRY_TRACES_SAMPLE_RATE` | Sample rate (0.0-1.0) |
## Admin Configuration
Configure admin users and automated command execution.
| Variable | Description | Default |
| ------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------- | ----------------- |
| `CONTINUWUITY_ADMINS_LIST` | JSON array of admin user IDs | - |
| `CONTINUWUITY_ADMINS_FROM_ROOM` | Derive admins from room | - |
| `CONTINUWUITY_ADMIN_ESCAPE_COMMANDS` | Allow `\` prefix in public rooms | - |
| `CONTINUWUITY_ADMIN_CONSOLE_AUTOMATIC` | Auto-activate console | - |
| `CONTINUWUITY_ADMIN_EXECUTE` | JSON array of startup commands | - |
| `CONTINUWUITY_ADMIN_EXECUTE_ERRORS_IGNORE` | Ignore command errors | - |
| `CONTINUWUITY_ADMIN_SIGNAL_EXECUTE` | Commands on SIGUSR2 | - |
| `CONTINUWUITY_ADMIN_ROOM_TAG` | Admin room tag | `m.server_notice` |
**Examples:**
```bash
# Create admin user on startup
CONTINUWUITY_ADMIN_EXECUTE='["users create-user admin", "users make-user-admin admin"]'
# Specify admin users directly
CONTINUWUITY_ADMINS_LIST='["@alice:example.com", "@bob:example.com"]'
```
## Media & URL Preview Configuration
| Variable | Description |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | ------------------ |
| `CONTINUWUITY_URL_PREVIEW_BOUND_INTERFACE` | Bind interface |
| `CONTINUWUITY_URL_PREVIEW_DOMAIN_CONTAINS_ALLOWLIST` | Domain allowlist |
| `CONTINUWUITY_URL_PREVIEW_DOMAIN_EXPLICIT_ALLOWLIST` | Explicit allowlist |
| `CONTINUWUITY_URL_PREVIEW_DOMAIN_EXPLICIT_DENYLIST` | Explicit denylist |
| `CONTINUWUITY_URL_PREVIEW_MAX_SPIDER_SIZE` | Max fetch size |
| `CONTINUWUITY_URL_PREVIEW_TIMEOUT` | Fetch timeout |
| `CONTINUWUITY_IP_RANGE_DENYLIST` | IP range denylist |
## Tokio Runtime Configuration
These can be set as environment variables or CLI arguments:
| Variable | Description |
| ----------------------------------------- | -------------------------- |
| `TOKIO_WORKER_THREADS` | Worker thread count |
| `TOKIO_GLOBAL_QUEUE_INTERVAL` | Global queue interval |
| `TOKIO_EVENT_INTERVAL` | Event interval |
| `TOKIO_MAX_IO_EVENTS_PER_TICK` | Max I/O events per tick |
| `CONTINUWUITY_RUNTIME_HISTOGRAM_INTERVAL` | Histogram bucket size (μs) |
| `CONTINUWUITY_RUNTIME_HISTOGRAM_BUCKETS` | Bucket count |
| `CONTINUWUITY_RUNTIME_WORKER_AFFINITY` | Enable worker affinity |
## See Also
- [Configuration Reference](./config.mdx) - Complete TOML configuration
documentation
- [Admin Commands](./admin/) - Admin command reference