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Zeya Phyo c274bbc979 🔧 Fix: Add DATABASE_URL runtime support for category pages

- Updated Dockerfile to accept DATABASE_URL at runtime
- Added .env.example for frontend
- Created Coolify environment setup guide

Fixes category pages 404 error - DATABASE_URL needs to be set in Coolify

2026-02-20 02:47:08 +00:00

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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

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

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

Save and redeploy

Alternative: Via Coolify API

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:

# 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:

# 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

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

Next Steps

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

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

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