Settings

The following environment variables in docker-compose.yml should be changed before going live to production.

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).

docker-compose.yml

APP_ENV: development

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

docker-compose.yml

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_BASE64

The content of the .pfx certificate file issued by ELSTER. Encoded as Base64-String.

For applying for the certificate see ELSTER Certificate.

The string gets encoded and stored during the start of the container as prod-soft-pse.pfx

CERTIFICATE_FILE

File name of the ELSTER certificate.

The production certificate is stored as prod-soft-pse.pfx

A test certificate test-soft-pse.pfx is stored for test operation.

CERTIFICATE_PIN

PIN to the ELSTER certificate file.

DB_*

SQL database credentials.

FILESYSTEM_CLOUD

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

By default: minio local S3 compatible solution

AWS_*

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

Optional

APP_LOCALE

Language in which validation and error messages get returned. Currently supported: "en" and "de".

HOOK_*

See Webhook

SENTRY_DSN

Data Source Name for Sentry (Error Monitoring).