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Configuration

Buzz reads server configuration when the Python modules are imported. Restart the server after changing an environment variable.

Command-line options take precedence where noted. Values used only by the bundled Traefik deployment are marked as standalone deployment settings.

Variable Purpose Scope Default Requirement
BUZZ_PORT Port used by the Buzz server. The --port option takes precedence. Buzz server 8080 Optional
BUZZ_DATA_DIR Directory containing deployed sites and the SQLite database. Buzz server Server package directory Optional
BUZZ_DOMAIN Base hostname for the dashboard and site subdomains. Buzz server Not set Required for production hosting.
GITHUB_CLIENT_ID Client ID for the GitHub OAuth app with Device Flow enabled. Buzz server Not set Required unless the server runs with –dev.
GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET Client secret for the GitHub OAuth app. Buzz server Not set Required unless the server runs with –dev.
BUZZ_ANALYTICS_SECRET Secret used to hash analytics visitors. Falls back to GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET, then a process-local random value. Buzz server Not set Optional
BUZZ_MAX_ARCHIVE_BYTES Maximum compressed deployment archive size in bytes. Buzz server 524288000 Optional
BUZZ_MAX_SITE_BYTES Maximum extracted size of one deployed site in bytes. Buzz server 524288000 Optional
BUZZ_MAX_SITE_FILES Maximum number of files and directories in one deployed site. Buzz server 10000 Optional
BUZZ_MAX_ARCHIVE_PATH_BYTES Maximum UTF-8 byte length of a path in a deployment archive. Buzz server 1024 Optional
BUZZ_GSC_CREDENTIALS Google service-account JSON or a path to a readable credentials file. Buzz server Not set Optional
BUZZ_GSC_PROPERTY Google Search Console property. Defaults to sc-domain:<BUZZ_DOMAIN>. Buzz server Not set Optional
BUZZ_ALLOW_REGISTRATION Whether new GitHub users can sign up. Existing users keep access when disabled. Buzz server true Optional
BUZZ_ALLOWED_GITHUB_USERS Comma-separated GitHub usernames allowed to sign in. When set, unlisted users are denied on every request and listed users may sign up even when registration is disabled. Buzz server Not set Optional
BUZZ_CUSTOM_DOMAINS_ENABLED Whether this Buzz server enables the optional custom-domain control plane. Buzz server false Optional
BUZZ_TRAEFIK_CONTROL_TOKEN Bearer token used by Traefik to read Buzz custom-domain configuration when custom domains are enabled. Buzz server Not set Optional
BUZZ_TRAEFIK_CONTROL_PORT Private port used by the Traefik custom-domain control listener. Buzz server 8081 Optional
BUZZ_TRAEFIK_API_URL Internal URL of Traefik’s protected runtime API for custom-domain readiness checks. Buzz server Not set Optional
BUZZ_TRAEFIK_API_AUTHORIZATION Authorization header sent to Traefik’s protected runtime API. Buzz server Not set Optional
BUZZ_TRAEFIK_HTTPS_ENTRYPOINT Traefik HTTPS entrypoint expected by custom-domain routers. Buzz server https Optional
BUZZ_TRAEFIK_SERVICE Provider-qualified Traefik service used by custom-domain routers. Buzz server buzz@docker Optional
BUZZ_CUSTOM_DOMAIN_OPERATOR_TOKEN Bearer token for the private custom-domain operator endpoint. Buzz server Not set Optional
BUZZ_MAX_CUSTOM_DOMAINS_PER_SITE Maximum pending and verified custom domains for one site. Buzz server 5 Optional
BUZZ_MAX_CUSTOM_DOMAINS_PER_USER Maximum pending and verified custom domains owned by one user. Buzz server 20 Optional
BUZZ_MAX_CUSTOM_DOMAINS_SERVER_WIDE Maximum pending and verified custom domains across this Buzz server. Buzz server 1000 Optional
BUZZ_CUSTOM_DOMAIN_INGRESS_IPS Comma-separated public ingress IP addresses allowed for direct custom domains. Buzz server Not set Optional
BUZZ_CUSTOM_DOMAIN_ORIGIN_HOST Internal Traefik hostname used to validate custom-domain TLS and routing. Buzz server coolify-proxy Optional
BUZZ_TRAEFIK_CERT_RESOLVER Traefik certificate resolver selected by custom-domain routers. Buzz server buzz-custom Optional
BUZZ_CUSTOM_DOMAIN_RECONCILE_SECONDS Interval between custom-domain router reconciliation attempts. Buzz server 5 Optional
BUZZ_CUSTOM_DOMAIN_ACME_CA_SERVER ACME directory used by the standalone custom-domain resolver. Keep the staging default until production routing is enabled. Standalone deployment https://acme-staging-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/directory Optional
CF_API_TOKEN Cloudflare API token used by Traefik for DNS-01 validation. Standalone deployment Not set Required by the standalone Docker Compose deployment.
ACME_EMAIL Email address used for Let’s Encrypt certificate notifications. Standalone deployment Not set Required by the standalone Docker Compose deployment.

The CLI reads BUZZ_SERVER and BUZZ_TOKEN. The root --server and --token options take precedence, followed by environment variables, then saved configuration.

Keep secrets outside source control. GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET, BUZZ_ANALYTICS_SECRET, BUZZ_GSC_CREDENTIALS, BUZZ_TRAEFIK_CONTROL_TOKEN, BUZZ_CUSTOM_DOMAIN_OPERATOR_TOKEN, BUZZ_TRAEFIK_API_AUTHORIZATION, CF_API_TOKEN, and BUZZ_TOKEN contain sensitive values.