Settings

PushCaster configuration and operations

Environment Variables

Required variables for .env.local and infra/.env

NOVU_API_URL

Novu API base URL

http://localhost:3000

NOVU_API_KEY

Novu API secret key

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NOVU_SECRET_KEY

Internal Novu secret

<openssl rand -hex 16>

JWT_SECRET

JWT signing secret

<openssl rand -hex 16>

MONGO_URL

MongoDB connection string

mongodb://mongodb:27017/novu

REDIS_HOST

Redis hostname

redis

Never commit .env files to version control. Store production secrets in AWS Secrets Manager.

VPS firewall: only ports 22, 80, 443 exposed

Novu API key stored in AWS Secrets Manager

APNs .p8 key encrypted and mounted as Docker secret

MongoDB authentication enabled in production

Novu web dashboard disabled after initial config

SMS Java modem endpoint requires API key

Evolution API key rotation scheduled

MongoDB volume backed up to S3 daily

Update Novu

Pull latest images and restart containers

cd /opt/novu && git pull && docker compose pull && docker compose up -d

Check container health

View running Novu services

docker compose ps

View API logs

Stream Novu API container logs

docker compose logs -f novu-api

MongoDB stats

Get database storage information

docker exec -it mongodb mongosh --eval 'db.stats()'

Full Novu API & SDK reference

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