wacrm/docs/environment-variables.md
Arnas Donauskas be7edfd180
fix(webhook): require META_APP_SECRET, fail closed
The webhook signature verifier used to fall open with a warning log
when META_APP_SECRET was unset — a deliberate soft-rollout choice that
is unsafe for a public template. A forker who forgets the env var
would be running a fully spoofable webhook: anyone knowing the URL
could POST fabricated status updates and drift broadcast counts.

Now:
- `verifyMetaWebhookSignature` returns false when the secret is missing
  and logs at error level, so the route responds 401 to every POST
  until the operator configures it.
- Docs mark META_APP_SECRET as **required**:
  - docs/environment-variables.md lists it under Required, not
    Recommended.
  - docs/whatsapp-setup.md §6 is now "Signature verification (required)".
  - docs/troubleshooting.md updated accordingly.
- .env.local.example lists the var with guidance on where to find it.

Also fixes a pre-existing gitignore bug: `.env*` was swallowing
`.env.local.example`, which meant forkers running
`cp .env.local.example .env.local` from the getting-started guide
hit "no such file". Added a negation for `*.example`.

Upgrade note for existing deploys: set META_APP_SECRET (Meta → App
Settings → Basic → App Secret) before updating, or inbound webhooks
will 401 until it's configured.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-04-20 18:54:52 +03:00

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Environment variables

All runtime configuration lives in .env.local during development and in your host's environment settings in production. .env.local.example is a minimal template; the table below is the full reference.

Required

Variable Where to find it Notes
NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL Supabase → Project Settings → API → Project URL Public. Shipped to the browser.
NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY Supabase → Project Settings → API → anon / public key Public. Relies on RLS for safety.
SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY Supabase → Project Settings → API → service_role key Secret. Bypasses RLS. Used by webhook + admin routes only.
ENCRYPTION_KEY Generate: node -e "console.log(require('crypto').randomBytes(32).toString('hex'))" 64 hex chars (32 bytes, AES-256-CBC). Rotating breaks existing tokens.
META_APP_SECRET Meta → App Settings → Basic → App Secret Verifies the X-Hub-Signature-256 HMAC on every inbound webhook. Without it the webhook rejects every request — a public deploy cannot receive messages until this is set.
Variable Purpose
NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_URL Canonical public URL (e.g., https://crm.example.com). Used for absolute URLs, sitemap, OG images.

Optional

Variable Purpose
AUTOMATION_CRON_SECRET Shared secret that protects GET /api/automations/cron. Required if you schedule the automations drain. See automations-and-cron.md.

Sample .env.local

# Supabase
NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL=https://abcd1234.supabase.co
NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY=eyJhbGciOi...
SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY=eyJhbGciOi...

# Meta App Secret — required for webhook signature verification
META_APP_SECRET=abcdef0123456789...

# Encryption — DO NOT change after first deploy
ENCRYPTION_KEY=3f9c0a7e4d8b2f1a6c5e8d4b9f0a2c6e8d4b9f0a2c6e8d4b9f0a2c6e8d4b9f0a

# Public URL
NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_URL=https://crm.example.com

# Automation cron
AUTOMATION_CRON_SECRET=generate-a-long-random-string

Security checklist

  • Never commit .env.local. The repo already ignores it.
  • On Hostinger Managed Node.js (and any other host), set env vars via the platform's Environment variables panel rather than writing them into a tracked file on disk.
  • Rotate SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY if it leaks — Supabase lets you regenerate it under Project Settings → API.
  • Treat ENCRYPTION_KEY like a database master key. Losing it means connected WhatsApp accounts must reconnect; rotating it means the same.

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