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GoFr Configuration Options
This document lists all the configuration options supported by the GoFr framework. The configurations are grouped by category for better organization.
App
| Name | Description | Default Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| APP_NAME | Name of the application | gofr-app | |
| APP_ENV | Name of the environment file to use (e.g., stage.env, prod.env, or local.env). | ||
| APP_VERSION | Application version | dev | |
| LOG_LEVEL | Level of verbosity for application logs. Supported values are DEBUG, INFO, NOTICE, WARN, ERROR, FATAL | INFO | |
| REMOTE_LOG_URL | URL to remotely change the log level | ||
| REMOTE_LOG_FETCH_INTERVAL | Time interval (in seconds) to check for remote log level updates | 15 | |
| METRICS_PORT | Port on which the application exposes metrics | 2121 | |
| HTTP_PORT | Port on which the HTTP server listens | 8000 | |
| GRPC_PORT | Port on which the gRPC server listens | 9000 | |
| TRACE_EXPORTER | Tracing exporter to use. Supported values: gofr, zipkin, jaeger. | gofr | |
| TRACER_HOST | Hostname of the tracing collector. Required if TRACE_EXPORTER is set to zipkin or jaeger. | DEPRECATED | |
| TRACER_PORT | Port of the tracing collector. Required if TRACE_EXPORTER is set to zipkin or jaeger. | 9411 | DEPRECATED |
| TRACER_URL | URL of the trace collector. Required if TRACE_EXPORTER is set to zipkin or jaeger. | ||
| TRACER_AUTH_KEY | Authorization header for trace exporter requests. | Supported for zipkin, jaeger. | |
| CMD_LOGS_FILE | File to save the logs in case of a CMD application |
HTTP
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| REQUEST_TIMEOUT | Set the request timeouts (in seconds) for HTTP server. |
Datasource
SQL
| Name | Description | Default Value |
|---|---|---|
| DB_DIALECT | Database dialect. Supported values: mysql, postgres | |
| DB_HOST | Hostname of the database server. | |
| DB_PORT | Port of the database server. | 3306 |
| DB_USER | Username for the database. | |
| DB_PASSWORD | Password for the database. | |
| DB_NAME | Name of the database to use. | |
| DB_MAX_IDLE_CONNECTION | Number of maximum idle connection. | 2 |
| DB_MAX_OPEN_CONNECTION | Number of maximum connections which can be used with database. | 0 (unlimited) |
Redis
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| REDIS_HOST | Hostname of the Redis server. |
| REDIS_PORT | Port of the Redis server. |
Pub/Sub
| Name | Description | Default Value |
|---|---|---|
| PUBSUB_BACKEND | Pub/Sub message broker backend | kafka, google, mqtt |
Kafka
| Name | Description | Default Value |
|---|---|---|
| PUBSUB_BROKER | Comma-separated list of broker addresses | localhost:9092 |
| PARTITION_SIZE | Size of each message partition (in bytes) | 0 |
| PUBSUB_OFFSET | Offset to start consuming messages from. -1 for earliest, 0 for latest. | -1 |
| CONSUMER_ID | Unique identifier for this consumer | gofr-consumer |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| GOOGLE_PROJECT_ID | ID of the Google Cloud project. Required for Google Pub/Sub. |
| GOOGLE_SUBSCRIPTION_NAME | Name of the Google Pub/Sub subscription. Required for Google Pub/Sub. |
MQTT
| Name | Description | Default Value |
|---|---|---|
| MQTT_PORT | Port of the MQTT broker | 1883 |
| MQTT_MESSAGE_ORDER | Enable guaranteed message order | false |
| MQTT_PROTOCOL | Communication protocol. Supported values: tcp, ssl. | tcp |
| MQTT_HOST | Hostname of the MQTT broker | localhost |
| MQTT_USER | Username for the MQTT broker | |
| MQTT_PASSWORD | Password for the MQTT broker | |
| MQTT_CLIENT_ID_SUFFIX | Suffix appended to the client ID | |
| MQTT_QOS | Quality of Service Level | |
| MQTT_KEEP_ALIVE | Sends regular messages to check the link is active. May not work as expected if handling func is blocking execution |