Settings

The following environment variables should be changed in the .env file before going live to production.

A starting point example is placed in the Examples section

Mandatory

APP_ENV

DANGER ZONE

Changing this environment variable has an impact on the delivery of the data to the tax authorities.

Until the productive completion, the solution should be operated in development (set by default).

.env

APP_ENV=development

When the solution is ready to go productive, APP_ENV should be set to production.

.env

APP_ENV=production

Variable is case sensitive.

DEVELOPER_ID

Five-digit number which is assigned by ELSTER (cf. ELSTER Developer-ID).

DEVELOPER_NAME

Name of the software. Will be printed on the PDF transfer protocols in the lower left corner and will be disclosed on submissions to tax authorities.

CERTIFICATE_PIN

PIN for the certificate on the authentification medium.

DB_*

SQL database credentials.

DB_HOST

Host of database server.

DB_DATABASE

Database name. Default: weric.

DB_USERNAME

Username for database connection.

DB_PASSWORD

Database connection password.

FILESYSTEM_CLOUD

Where should the PDF transfer protocols, retrieved data and ERiC logs be stored. In production it should be s3 for Amazon AWS S3.

AWS_*

Settings and credentials for storing data in Amazon AWS S3-compatible services.

AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID Access key ID generated in AWS Console or setup with another S3 storage.

AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY Secret access key generated in AWS Console or setup with another S3 storage.

AWS_BUCKET Bucket name. Default: weric.

AWS_DEFAULT_REGION AWS region where data stored. Typically and default: eu-central-1.

Optional

API_TOKEN

Bearer token to authenticate for API /v2/ endpoints.

SENTRY_LARAVEL_DSN

Data Source Name für Sentry (Error Monitoring).

SENTRY_DSN is also supported, although deprecated.