| Environment | Frontend | API | Purpose |
|---|
| Local | http://localhost:3000 | http://localhost:8000/api/v1 | Development |
| Test | https://test.earthcare.network | https://test.earthcare.network/api/v1 | Integration / QA (real AI + data) |
| Production | https://earthcare.network | https://earthcare.network/api/v1 | Live |
Deployment mode
ECN_DEPLOYMENT_MODE selects how the platform behaves:
hosted — the managed product. Provider keys are ECN-managed, usage is
metered in credits, and there is no customer BYOK.- self-host / Community — you run ECN and configure your own provider keys via
environment variables, paying providers directly. See BYOK & self-host.
Key environment variables
| Variable | What it controls |
|---|
ECN_DEPLOYMENT_MODE | Hosted vs self-host behavior |
DATABASE_URL | Postgres (with pgvector) connection |
OPENROUTER_API_KEY | Managed LLM access |
APIFY_API_TOKEN | Managed paid-data (buying-signal) access |
AI_MOCK_MODE | 1 to stub AI in tests/CI |
ECN_CREDIT_USD_VALUE | Credit peg (default 0.10) |
MANAGED_AI_MARGIN_PCT | Cost-plus markup percentage |
Postgres must have the pgvector extension — embeddings (1536-dim) are stored on
Business, ContextPack, ContextDocument, and RecruitRole.