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backend/.env.example

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-PORT=3000
-DATABASE_PATH=./database.sqlite
-NODE_ENV=development
-FRONTEND_URL=http://localhost:5173
+# Environment Configuration Template
+# Copy to .env and adjust values for your setup
 
+# ===== DOCKER MODE (services in containers) =====
+# Use these values when running in Docker Compose
+# DATABASE_HOST=postgres
+# STRAPI_URL=http://cms:1337
+
+# ===== LOCAL MODE (backend locally, DB in Docker) =====
+# Use these values when running backend locally with npm run dev
+DATABASE_HOST=localhost
 STRAPI_URL=http://localhost:1337
+
+# ===== COMMON CONFIGURATION =====
+NODE_ENV=development
+PORT=3000
+
+# Database Configuration
+DATABASE_PORT=5432
+DATABASE_USERNAME=placebo_user
+DATABASE_PASSWORD=placebo_password
+DATABASE_NAME=placebo_backend_db
+DATABASE_SYNCHRONIZE=true
+DATABASE_LOGGING=true
+
+# JWT Configuration
+JWT_SECRET=dev-jwt-secret-change-in-production
+JWT_EXPIRATION=3600
+
+# CORS Configuration
+CORS_ORIGIN=http://localhost:5173
+
+# Strapi CMS Configuration
 STRAPI_API_TOKEN=your-strapi-api-token-here