Resources environment variables
Reference documentation for resource-related environment variables.
Resources environment variables available for use with Self-hosted Retool deployments.
Only configure environment variables when needed. You can configure many environment variables from your organization's Settings rather than directly editing your deployment's configuration file.
You must restart your instance after setting any variables for them to take effect.
ENABLE_CLIENT_SIDE_CUSTOM_AUTH_BROWSER_CALLS
Whether to allow custom authentication steps for resources that make REST API calls directly from the browser. If true, these requests include all browser credentials, even cross-origin calls.
| Type | boolean |
| Configurability | Update the deployment's configuration file. |
| Required | Optional |
Examples
true
ENCRYPTION_KEY
The encryption key used to encrypt data stored in the PostgreSQL database (e.g., database credentials, SSH keys, etc). If you change this key, you will lose access to all resources that were created before the change.
| Type | string |
| Format | Plain Text |
| Configurability | Update the deployment's configuration file. |
| Required | Optional |
Examples
key
USE_GCM_ENCRYPTION
Whether to use AES-192-GCM authenticated encryption method instead of AES-192-CBC. If set to true, you must also set ENCRYPTION_KEY.
| Type | boolean |
| Configurability | Update the deployment's configuration file. |
| Required | Optional |
Examples
true