Configuration Reference

BarakoCMS is configured via appsettings.json and Environment Variables.

Core Settings

Setting	Type	Description
ConnectionStrings:DefaultConnection	string	Required. PostgreSQL connection string.
JWT:Key	string	Required. Secret key for signing tokens (min 32 chars).
JWT:Issuer	string	Token issuer (default: "BarakoCMS").
JWT:Audience	string	Token audience (default: "BarakoCMS").
BaseUrl	string	Public URL of the API (for email links).

Feature Flags

Setting	Type	Default	Description
Features:UseAsyncWorkflows	bool	true	Enable background workflow processing.
Features:EnableOpenApi	bool	false	Enable Swagger UI in Production.

Validation Settings

Setting	Type	Default	Description
Validation:Strict	bool	true	Reject unknown fields in JSON payload.

Environment Variables

For production (e.g., Docker, Azure), override settings using double underscores:

# Override Connection String
export ConnectionStrings__DefaultConnection="Host=prod-db;..."

# Override JWT Key
export JWT__Key="vERY-sECRET-kEY-tHAT-iS-lONG-eNOUGH-123!"