ENV file is reset on app restart

[Kinzi]

I'm trying to change some vars in the ENV file via the app filemanager.
Unfortunately, when I restart the app (to see the changes) the ENV file gets reset to the default values.

Is this a bug or am I doing anything wrong?

[nebulon]

Hm so there is one env file which has Cloudron specific configs, that is put into /run/leantime/env and then the file at /app/data/env is appended to it on startup: https://git.cloudron.io/cloudron/leantime-app/-/blob/main/start.sh?ref_type=heads#L38

Does that explain the situation you are seeing or is there maybe some bug in the startup script?

[Kinzi]

Not an expert, but the way I'm reading this(https://git.cloudron.io/cloudron/leantime-app/-/blob/main/start.sh) is:

You

• copy /app/code/config/sample.env into the app directory
• then update the DB relevant vars and a few more to make the app work
• do this on every startup.

Then yes: this explains the behavior.

However, the question remains: how would I update some of the env vars myself so that they are persisted?

I don't think editing your start.sh would be a good idea, would it?

[nebulon]

Oh! I see now, the package copies over that sample file on every restart. This is a logic bug there, I will fixup the package to behave like the usual pattern instead.

Thanks for pointing that out!

[nebulon]

The latest app package now will retain custom env vars in /app/data/env. Note that env vars which are required by Cloudron will get overwritten during startup so those cannot be customized. Currently, those are https://git.cloudron.io/cloudron/leantime-app/-/blob/main/start.sh?ref_type=heads#L46

[Kinzi]

Great @nebulon that should do. Will check right away!