Runtime Config

Janus is designed to be simple to get started with so there are no config files and the list of configuration options are limited. All configuration items are set by environment variables. Settings these can vary based on your environment.

Variable	Explanation	Default Value
JANUS_PORT	Port Janus runs on	8080
JANUS_DB_TYPE	Database type (sqlite or postgres)	sqlite
JANUS_DB_PATH	Path to sqlite DB file, only used when DB_TYPE is sqlite	janus.db
JANUS_DB_HOSTNAME	Postgres database hostname	localhost
JANUS_DB_PORT	Postgres database port	5432
JANUS_DB_NAME	Postgres database name	postgres
JANUS_DB_USER	Postgres database username	postgres
JANUS_DB_PASSWORD	Postgres database password	postgres
JANUS_DB_SSL_MODE	Postgres SSL connection mode	disable
JANUS_URL	URL to access janus on, should be set to your domain	http://localhost:8080
JANUS_DISABLE_METRICS	Disable prometheus metric listener	false
JANUS_METRICS_PORT	Port for prometheus metrics	8081
JANUS_SESSION_NAME	Name of the cookie for authentication tracking	janus
JANUS_BRAND_NAME	Controls the site name and brand name	Janus