Environment Variables Configuration

This page provides a comprehensive overview of the environment variables used in our application. These variables control various aspects of the system, including Docker configuration, networking, scaling, and performance metrics.

Docker & Worker

Variable	Description
DOCKER_IMAGE	Docker image for the worker
TARGET_PORT	Application port in container
DOCKER_HOST	Docker daemon URL
DOCKER_SOCKET_VOLUME	Docker socket file path

Network Ports

Variable	Description
HOST_PORT_WS_DEPLOYMENT_AGENT	WebSocket port for deployment agent
HOST_PORT_WS_BALANCER	WebSocket port for balancer
HOST_PORT_HTTP_DEPLOYMENT_AGENT	HTTP port for deployment agent
HOST_PORT_HTTP_BALANCER	HTTP port for balancer
PORT_DASHBOARD	Dashboard port

Application & Redis

Variable	Description
DEFAULT_CONTAINER	Default container count at startup
APP_IDENTIFIER	Unique application ID
REDIS_PORT	Redis server port
REDIS_HOST	Redis server hostname/IP
REDIS_INSIGHT_PORT	Redis Insight tool port

Load & Scaling

Variable	Description
HIGH_LOAD_THRESHOLD	High load threshold (%)
LOW_LOAD_THRESHOLD	Low load threshold (%)
CRITICAL_LOAD_THRESHOLD	Critical load threshold (%)
MAX_CONTAINERS	Maximum container count
COOLDOWN_PERIOD	Cooldown between scaling actions (s)
SCALE_STEP	Containers to add/remove per scaling action
SCALE_CHECK_PERIOD	Interval for scaling checks (min)

Performance Evaluation

Variable	Description
CPU_WEIGHT	CPU usage weight
MEMORY_WEIGHT	Memory usage weight
NETWORK_WEIGHT	Network usage weight
AVAILABILITY_WEIGHT	Availability weight

Other Settings

Variable	Description
HISTORY_SIZE	Number of metrics to store
BEST_TIME_WINDOW	Time window for best performance (s)
EMA_ALPHA	Smoothing factor for EMA
REQUEST_TIMEOUT	HTTP request timeout (s)
CACHE_CAPACITY	Maximum cache entries

Note: Changes to environment variables require a system restart.