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description: Environment variables and configuration setup
globs: [".env*", "src/config/**/*.py"]
alwaysApply: false
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# Environment Setup

## Required Environment Variables

```bash
# Required
UNIFI_API_KEY=your-api-key-here
UNIFI_API_TYPE=cloud  # or "local"
UNIFI_HOST=api.ui.com  # or local gateway IP
UNIFI_SITE=default

# Optional
REDIS_HOST=localhost  # Enable caching
REDIS_PORT=6379
WEBHOOK_SECRET=your-secret  # Enable webhook HMAC verification
```

## Configuration Loading Order

The server merges settings from **environment variables**, an optional `.env` file, and `src/config/config.py` (listed in order of precedence).

## API Configuration

### Cloud API (Default)

```bash
UNIFI_API_TYPE=cloud
UNIFI_CLOUD_API_URL=https://api.ui.com
```

### Local Gateway Proxy

```bash
UNIFI_API_TYPE=local
UNIFI_LOCAL_HOST=192.168.2.1
UNIFI_LOCAL_PORT=443
UNIFI_LOCAL_VERIFY_SSL=true
```

## Development Environment

Always use `.env.example` as a template:

```bash
# Copy example file
cp .env.example .env

# Never commit .env to version control
# It's in .gitignore by default
```

## Configuration in Code

Load settings in Python using Pydantic:

```python
from src.config.config import Settings

settings = Settings()  # Automatically loads from environment
```

## Security Reminders

- **NEVER** hardcode API keys in source code
- **NEVER** commit `.env` files to version control
- **ALWAYS** use environment variables for sensitive data
- **ALWAYS** mask sensitive data in logs
- **ALWAYS** validate configuration on startup