meti-frontend/ENV_SETUP.md

Environment Setup

Required Environment Variables

Create a .env.local file in the root directory with the following variables:

# External API Configuration
NEXT_PUBLIC_API_BASE_URL=http://localhost:4000
NEXT_PUBLIC_API_AUTH_HEADER=••••••

# JWT Secret (for local token generation)
JWT_SECRET=your-secret-key-change-this

# Environment
NODE_ENV=development

# Base URL for the application
NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_URL=http://localhost:3000

API Endpoints

The application expects the following external API endpoints:

• POST /api/v1/auth/login - User authentication
• POST /api/v1/auth/logout - User logout
• GET /api/v1/auth/verify - Token verification

Testing the API

Use this curl command to test the login endpoint:

curl --location 'localhost:4000/api/v1/auth/login' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: ••••••' \
--data-raw '{
    "email": "superadmin@example.com",
    "password": "ChangeMe!Super#123"
}'

Notes

• Replace •••••• with your actual API authorization header
• The NEXT_PUBLIC_ prefix makes variables available in the browser
• Keep your .env.local file secure and never commit it to version control
• Update the JWT_SECRET to a secure random string in production