# Coolify Environment Variables Setup

## Issue: Category Pages 404 Error

**Root Cause:** DATABASE_URL environment variable not set in Coolify deployment

## Solution

### Set Environment Variable in Coolify

1. Go to Coolify dashboard: https://coolify.qikbite.asia
2. Navigate to Applications → burmddit
3. Go to "Environment Variables" tab
4. Add the following variable:

```
Name: DATABASE_URL
Value: postgres://burmddit:Burmddit2026@172.26.13.68:5432/burmddit
```

5. Save and redeploy

### Alternative: Via Coolify API

```bash
curl -X POST \
  https://coolify.qikbite.asia/api/v1/applications/ocoock0oskc4cs00o0koo0c8/envs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "key": "DATABASE_URL",
    "value": "postgres://burmddit:Burmddit2026@172.26.13.68:5432/burmddit",
    "is_build_time": false,
    "is_preview": false
  }'
```

## Dockerfile Changes Made

Updated `/Dockerfile` to accept DATABASE_URL at runtime:

```dockerfile
# Production image
FROM base AS runner
WORKDIR /app

ENV NODE_ENV=production
ENV NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED=1

# Database URL will be provided at runtime by Coolify
ARG DATABASE_URL
ENV DATABASE_URL=${DATABASE_URL}
```

## Testing After Fix

Once environment variable is set and redeployed:

```bash
# Test category pages
curl https://burmddit.com/category/ai-news
curl https://burmddit.com/category/tutorials
curl https://burmddit.com/category/tips-tricks
curl https://burmddit.com/category/upcoming
```

Should return HTML content with articles, not 404.

## Files Modified

1. ✅ `/Dockerfile` - Added runtime DATABASE_URL
2. ✅ `/frontend/.env.example` - Documented required env vars
3. ✅ `/COOLIFY-ENV-SETUP.md` - This file

## Next Steps

1. **Boss:** Set DATABASE_URL in Coolify (manual step - requires Coolify UI access)
2. **Modo:** Push changes and trigger redeploy
3. **Verify:** Test category pages after deployment

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**Status:** ⏳ Waiting for environment variable to be set in Coolify
**ETA:** ~5 minutes after env var is set and redeployed