Justin Visser 0c5b199b76 docs: rebuild documentation from scratch with clean IA

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2026-02-27 09:39:27 +01:00

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Environment Variables Quick Reference

All environment variables are documented in detail in Configuration.

Required Variables

Variable	Description
`POSTGRES_PASSWORD`	PostgreSQL password
`SESSION_SECRET_KEY`	Session cookie signing key (32+ characters)

Category	Key Variables
Database	`POSTGRES_DB`, `POSTGRES_USER`, `DATABASE_URL`, `DATABASE_POOL_*`
Runtime	`APP_HOST`, `APP_PORT`, `MIGRATE_ON_START`, `FRONTEND_ENABLED`
Auth	`SESSION_SECRET_KEY`, `SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE`, `LOGIN_RATE_LIMIT_*`
Security	`SECURITY_HEADERS_ENABLED`, `SECURITY_CSP_`, `SECURITY_STRICT_TRANSPORT_`
Logging	`LOG_LEVEL`, `LOG_FORMAT`, `LOG_REQUESTS`
Scheduler	`SCHEDULER_ENABLED`, `SCHEDULER_TICK_SECONDS`, `SCHEDULER_*_BATCH_SIZE`
Ingestion	`INGESTION_*` (safety floors, cooldowns, retry policies)
Scholar	`SCHOLAR_IMAGE_`, `SCHOLAR_NAME_SEARCH_`
Enrichment	`UNPAYWALL_`, `ARXIV_`, `CROSSREF_`, `OPENALEX_`, `PDF_AUTO_RETRY_*`
Bootstrap	`BOOTSTRAP_ADMIN_`, `DB_WAIT_`

See Configuration for the complete table with types, defaults, and descriptions.