d3chat Deployment

Source of truth: d3chat/docs/deployment.md

Docker (Recommended)

git clone https://github.com/your-org/d3chat.git
cd d3chat
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your settings
docker compose up -d

Key environment variables

• DATABASE_URL
• REDIS_URL
• SECRET_KEY
• SERVER_DOMAIN
• CORS_ORIGINS
• VITE_API_URL
• VITE_WS_URL

Production checklist

1. Set a strong SECRET_KEY.
2. Set SERVER_DOMAIN to your public domain.
3. Use HTTPS with a reverse proxy or tunnel.
4. Configure CORS_ORIGINS correctly.
5. Use managed or external PostgreSQL and Redis for reliability.
6. Enable automated backups.

Development (No Docker)

Prerequisites:

• Python 3.12+
• Node.js 20+
• PostgreSQL 16
• Redis 7

Run backend and frontend separately after installing dependencies and applying migrations.