Configuration

Environment variables and settings for Genfeed Core.

Environment Variables

Create a .env.local file in your project root:


cp .env.example .env.local

Required Variables


# Database
MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/genfeed
REDIS_URL=redis://localhost:6379
 
# API Keys (at least one required)
OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-...
REPLICATE_API_TOKEN=r8_...
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-...

Optional Variables


# ElevenLabs (for voice)
ELEVENLABS_API_KEY=...
 
# Google (for Gemini)
GOOGLE_API_KEY=...
 
# Storage (defaults to local)
S3_BUCKET=...
S3_REGION=...
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=...
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=...

Database Setup

MongoDB


# macOS
brew install mongodb-community
brew services start mongodb-community
 
# Docker
docker run -d -p 27017:27017 mongo:6

Redis


# macOS
brew install redis
brew services start redis
 
# Docker
docker run -d -p 6379:6379 redis:7

Next Steps

Installation Guide — Full setup walkthrough
Contributing — How to contribute