From 61679da20bc5f8b5e27e80a0f2846b000f1b6f4b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Leo dev <klesti.selimay@icloud.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2025 12:45:22 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Using .env config

---
 .gitignore  |  1 +
 README.md   | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/main.rs | 10 +++++++++-
 3 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 191779a..9e4c1f8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ target
 
 /target
 
+.env
 
 *.db
 config.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c1c35dc..318c5f7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,6 +2,32 @@
 
 The server for the DM and notification system of Voxa
 
+## Setup
+
+### Using `config.json` (Usually when you self host)
+
+`cargo run`
+
+### Using `.env`
+
+```python
+#.env
+VX_CONFIG='{"server_name":"Server Name","server_id":"<required>","server_key":"<required>","port":7090,"channels":[]}'
+```
+
+If your env is automatically loaded
+
+```bash
+cargo run
+```
+
+Run this if you are running on self host or when the .env isn't automatically loaded
+
+```bash
+set -a; source .env; set +a
+cargo run
+```
+
 ### What is a Voxa Node?
 
 A voxa node is a server that handles DMs sent to you and push message notifications, a client will keep a constant connection with their chosen node and when a sender wants to send a DM or a message notification they can make a HTTP request to the same port, it's important to note that a node server only handles the receiving side, unless both parties are in the same node.
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 3867824..c263a37 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ mod server;
 mod types;
 mod utils;
 
+use std::env;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 pub use anyhow::Context as ErrorContext;
@@ -16,7 +17,14 @@ use crate::utils::vfs;
 
 fn main() -> Result<()> {
     let root = PathBuf::from("");
-    let config: ServerConfig = vfs::read_config(&root.join("config.json"))?;
+
+    let config: ServerConfig = if let Ok(env_config) = env::var("VX_CONFIG") {
+        serde_json::from_str(&env_config)?
+    } else {
+        vfs::read_config(&root.join("config.json"))?
+    };
+
     config.build(&root).run()?;
+
     Ok(())
 }