Add .env.example file and update docker-compose configurations for environment variables

.env.server.example

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Server .env file for Development Environment
+# 
+# Instructions:
+# 1. SSH to your server: ssh webmaster@YOUR_SERVER_IP
+# 2. Create directory: mkdir -p /var/www/merchbay_admin_dev
+# 3. Create this file: nano /var/www/merchbay_admin_dev/.env
+# 4. Copy the content below (fill in YOUR_DB_PASSWORD)
+# 5. Save and secure: chmod 600 /var/www/merchbay_admin_dev/.env
+
+APP_ENV=development
+APP_DEBUG=true
+APP_URL=https://dev-admin.merchbay.app
+DB_HOST=mysql
+DB_PORT=3306
+DB_DATABASE=merchcbay_db
+DB_USERNAME=crewapp
+DB_PASSWORD=YOUR_DB_PASSWORD_HERE
+DOMAIN=dev-admin.merchbay.app
+
+# Notes:
+# - DB_HOST=mysql (your MySQL container name on crew-app-net network)
+# - Replace YOUR_DB_PASSWORD_HERE with your actual MySQL password
+# - This file should NEVER be committed to git

.gitea/workflows/deploy-dev.yml

@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           DEPLOY_USER: ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_USER }}
           DEPLOY_HOST: ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_HOST }}
+
         run: |
           ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 $DEPLOY_USER@$DEPLOY_HOST << 'EOF'
             set -e
@@ -75,13 +76,20 @@ jobs:
 
             cd "$DEPLOY_DIR"
 
-            echo "🌐 Ensure Traefik network"
+            echo "🔍 Checking .env file"
+            if [ ! -f .env ]; then
+              echo "❌ .env file not found at $DEPLOY_DIR/.env"
+              echo "Please create it first. See DEPLOYMENT-SETUP.md"
+              exit 1
+            fi
+
+            echo "🌐 Ensure networks"
             docker network inspect traefik-public >/dev/null 2>&1 || \
               docker network create traefik-public
+            docker network inspect crew-app-net >/dev/null 2>&1 || \
+              docker network create crew-app-net
 
-            echo "🚀 Starting containers"
+            echo "🚀 Starting containers (env vars from .env file)"
-            export DOMAIN=dev-admin.merchbay.app
-            export APP_URL=https://dev-admin.merchbay.app
             docker compose up -d
 
             echo "⏳ Waiting for app container"
@@ -106,6 +114,7 @@ jobs:
             echo "✅ Deployment completed"
           EOF
 
+
       # 6️⃣ Health check
       - name: Health check
         shell: sh

docker-compose.portainer.dev.yml

@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ services:
       - APP_DEBUG=false
       - APP_URL=https://dev-admin.merchbay.app
       - DB_CONNECTION=mysql
-      - DB_HOST=your-mysql-host
+      - DB_HOST=${DB_HOST}
-      - DB_PORT=3306
+      - DB_PORT=${DB_PORT:-3306}
-      - DB_DATABASE=merchbay_admin_dev
+      - DB_DATABASE=${DB_DATABASE}
-      - DB_USERNAME=your-mysql-user
+      - DB_USERNAME=${DB_USERNAME}
-      - DB_PASSWORD=your-mysql-password
+      - DB_PASSWORD=${DB_PASSWORD}
     volumes:
       - app_storage_dev:/var/www/html/storage
       - app_uploads_dev:/var/www/html/public/uploads

docker-compose.yml

@@ -8,32 +8,35 @@ services:
       - APP_DEBUG=${APP_DEBUG:-false}
       - APP_URL=${APP_URL:-http://localhost}
       - DB_CONNECTION=mysql
-      - DB_HOST=${DB_HOST:-localhost}
+      - DB_HOST=${DB_HOST}
       - DB_PORT=${DB_PORT:-3306}
-      - DB_DATABASE=${DB_DATABASE:-merchbay_admin}
+      - DB_DATABASE=${DB_DATABASE}
-      - DB_USERNAME=${DB_USERNAME:-root}
+      - DB_USERNAME=${DB_USERNAME}
-      - DB_PASSWORD=${DB_PASSWORD:-}
+      - DB_PASSWORD=${DB_PASSWORD}
     volumes:
       - ./storage:/var/www/html/storage
       - ./public/uploads:/var/www/html/public/uploads
     labels:
       - "traefik.enable=true"
-      - "traefik.http.routers.merchbay-admin.rule=Host(`${DOMAIN:-merchbay-admin.localhost}`)"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.merchbay-admin-dev.rule=Host(`dev-admin.merchbay.app`)"
-      - "traefik.http.routers.merchbay-admin.entrypoints=websecure"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.merchbay-admin-dev.entrypoints=websecure"
-      - "traefik.http.routers.merchbay-admin.tls=true"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.merchbay-admin-dev.tls=true"
-      - "traefik.http.routers.merchbay-admin.tls.certresolver=letsencrypt"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.merchbay-admin-dev.tls.certresolver=letsencrypt"
-      - "traefik.http.services.merchbay-admin.loadbalancer.server.port=80"
+      - "traefik.http.services.merchbay-admin-dev.loadbalancer.server.port=80"
       # HTTP to HTTPS redirect
-      - "traefik.http.routers.merchbay-admin-http.rule=Host(`${DOMAIN:-merchbay-admin.localhost}`)"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.merchbay-admin-dev-http.rule=Host(`dev-admin.merchbay.app`)"
-      - "traefik.http.routers.merchbay-admin-http.entrypoints=web"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.merchbay-admin-dev-http.entrypoints=web"
-      - "traefik.http.routers.merchbay-admin-http.middlewares=https-redirect"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.merchbay-admin-dev-http.middlewares=https-redirect"
       - "traefik.http.middlewares.https-redirect.redirectscheme.scheme=https"
     networks:
       - traefik-public
+      - crew-app-net
       - default
 
 networks:
   traefik-public:
     external: true
+  crew-app-net:
+    external: true
   default:
     driver: bridge