Configuring

Configure your Feedbacky instance to your needs.

Open your .env file and edit the environment variables to fit your needs.

sudo nano .env

Networking

REACT_APP_SERVER_IP_ADDRESS	The IP address of your Virtual Private Server (VPS) or dedicated hardware or a domain.
CLIENT_APP_PORT	Port for the client application, by default it is 8090.
SERVER_APP_PORT	Port for the server application, by default it is 8095.

Domain

You can use your own domain with Feedbacky, follow the guide below.

Domain Setup

Security

JWT_SECRET	A random generated token used for authentication purposes.

Use this link to generate one yourself;

GRC | Ultra High Security Password Generatorwww.grc.com

Any other JWT secret token generation can also be used.

For extra security, random ASCII characters are recommended. Remember, do not share your token with anyone else!

Database

MYSQL_USERNAME	The username set during the database setup process.
MYSQL_PASSWORD	The password set during the database setup process.
MYSQL_URL	Connection information that will be used by Feedbacky.

OAuth

Follow these steps to use the Discord OAuth.

1. Access Discord's Developer Portal.

2. Create a new OAuth application.

3. Add a new redirect with the IP address or domain set here and include /auth/discord at the end.

Follow these steps to use the GitHub OAuth.

1. Access GitHub's Developer settings.

2. Create a new OAuth application.

3. Fill the Authorization callback URL with the IP address or domain set here and include /auth/github at the end.

The Google OAuth guide is not yet available.

Follow these steps to use the GitLab OAuth.

1. Access GitLab's Developer Portal.

2. Create a new OAuth application.

3. Add a new redirect with the IP address or domain set here and include /auth/gitlab at the end.

4. Fill the necessary variables with your newly created Discord OAuth application.

OAUTH_GITLAB_ENABLED	Disabled by default, to use GitLab OAuth change to true.
OAUTH_GITLAB_REDIRECT_URI	Your instance domain with /auth/gitlab included at the end.
OAUTH_GITLAB_CLIENT_ID	Your OAuth client ID.
OAUTH_GITLAB_SECRET	Your OAuth client secret.

Mail

MAIL_SERVICE_TYPE	Choose one of the options below.

SMTP

MAIL_SMTP_USERNAME	Your username.
MAIL_SMTP_PASSWORD	The password.
MAIL_SMTP_HOST	A reachable domain or IP address.
MAIL_SMTP_PORT	A reachable port, by default it is 25.

Mailgun

SendGrid

Image Compression

IMAGE_COMPRESSION_ENABLED	If you wish to use an Image compression service, false by default.
IMAGE_COMPRESSION_TYPE	At the moment Feedbacky only supports one image compression service.

CheetahO

CheetahO is an image compression service supported by Feedbacky.

Compress up to 500 images for free each months.

Pricing included for your convenience and may be out of date.

IMAGE_COMPRESSION_CHEETAHO_API_KEY	Your CheetahO API key.

Integrations

Integrations are only available for cloud-instance users at the moment!