Environment Variables

Set, view, and remove environment variables for your apps.

#View Config

Go to your app → Config tab.

bash

wokku config my-app

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curl https://wokku.dev/api/v1/apps/my-app/config \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"

Ask Claude: “Show environment variables for my-app”

Tap your app → Config tab.

#Set Variables

Setting a variable triggers an app restart.

Go to Config → Add Variable. Enter the key and value, click Save.

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wokku config:set my-app DATABASE_URL=postgres://user:pass@host/db
wokku config:set my-app REDIS_URL=redis://host:6379 SECRET_KEY=abc123

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curl -X PUT https://wokku.dev/api/v1/apps/my-app/config \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -d '{"DATABASE_URL": "postgres://user:pass@host/db"}'

Ask Claude: “Set DATABASE_URL on my-app to postgres://user:pass@host/db”

Tap your app → Config → + to add a variable.

#Remove Variables

Go to Config, click the delete icon next to the variable.

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wokku config:unset my-app LEGACY_KEY OLD_SECRET

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curl -X DELETE https://wokku.dev/api/v1/apps/my-app/config \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -d '{"keys": ["LEGACY_KEY"]}'

Ask Claude: “Remove the LEGACY_KEY env var from my-app”

Tap your app → Config → swipe to delete.

#Common Variables

Variable	Description
`DATABASE_URL`	Auto-set when you link a database
`REDIS_URL`	Auto-set when you link Redis
`SECRET_KEY_BASE`	Rails secret key
`NODE_ENV`	Node.js environment
`PORT`	Set automatically by Dokku