# Environment Variables

This project uses environment variables to configure certain aspects of the application. 

## `GITHUB_TOKEN`

- Used to authenticate with the GitHub API when making requests. 
- For **local development**, you should set this variable to a valid personal access token that has the necessary permissions to access the relevant repositories. [Generate a new personal access token](https://github.com/settings/tokens) and replace the value for `GITHUB_TOKEN` in your `.env` file in order to connect to certain parts of the GitHub API. 
- In **deployed environments**, this should be set to a valid access token associated with the GitHub organization. Edit `kube/boost/values.yaml` (or the environment-specific yaml file) to change this value. 


## `ENVIRONMENT_NAME`

- Used to indicate the name of the environment where the application is running. 
- For **local development**, set this to whatever you want. 
- In **deployed environments**, change the value by editing `kube/boost/values.yaml` (or the environment-specific yaml file). 


## `STATIC_CONTENT_AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID`

- Used to authenticate with the Amazon Web Services (AWS) API when accessing static content from a specified bucket. 
- For **local development**, obtain valid value from the Boost team. 
- In **deployed environments**, the valid value is set as a kube secret and is defined in `kube/boost/values.yaml` (or the environment-specific yaml file).


## `STATIC_CONTENT_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY`

- Used to authenticate with the Amazon Web Services (AWS) API when accessing static content from a specified bucket. 
- For **local development**, obtain valid value from the Boost team. 
- In **deployed environments**, the valid value is set as a kube secret and is defined in `kube/boost/values.yaml` (or the environment-specific yaml file).


## `STATIC_CONTENT_BUCKET_NAME`

- Specifies the name of the Amazon S3 bucket where static content is stored
- For **local development**, obtain valid value from the Boost team. 
- In **deployed environments**, the valid value is set in `kube/boost/values.yaml` (or the environment-specific yaml file).
