Environment Variables

Configuration file

In order to configure InstaMate, a configuration file has to be created.

For example you can create a file called env with the following content:

INSTAMATE_HOST=0.0.0.0

INSTAMATE_PORT=8080

GRAFANA_PORT=3000

SESSION_SECRET=Your Session Secret goes here

POSTGRES_URI=database

POSTGRES_USER=instamate

POSTGRES_PASSWORD=secret

POSTGRES_DB=instamate

POSTGRES_PORT=5432

FACEBOOK_APPLICATIONID=1234567890

FACEBOOK_APPLICATIONSECRET=abcdef1234567890

FACEBOOK_API_URL=https://graph.facebook.com/v9.0

FACEBOOK_CALLBACK_URL=https://aaaaaaaaa.ngrok.io/auth/facebook/callback

CRON_REELS_ENABLED=0

CRON_REELS_SEQUENCE=0 * * * *

CRON_REELS_ERROR_TIMER=8

CRON_LIFETIME_ENABLED=1

CRON_LIFETIME_SEQUENCE=0 */12 * * *

CRON_LIFETIME_ERROR_TIMER=2

CRON_STORIES_ENABLED=1

CRON_STORIES_SEQUENCE=*/15 * * * *

CRON_STORIES_ERROR_TIMER=1

CRON_INSIGHTS_ENABLED=1

CRON_INSIGHTS_SEQUENCE=*/15 * * * *

CRON_INSIGHTS_ERROR_TIMER=1

CRON_MEDIA_ENABLED=1

CRON_MEDIA_SEQUENCE=*/5 * * * *

CRON_MEDIA_ERROR_TIMER=1

Set all variables with the expected values related to your environment.

Environment variables for runtime configuration

Variable Name	Description	Default value
INSTAMATE_HOST	Hosts allowed to connect to the web interface	0.0.0.0
INSTAMATE_PORT	Port of the web interface	8080
GRAFANA_PORT	Port of the Grafana interface	3000
SESSION_SECRET	Secret phrase used to secure your web session	Your Session Secret goes here
POSTGRES_URI	URI of the postgresql database. In Docker, replace the IP/hostname with the container name	database
POSTGRES_USER	User to connect to the database	instamate
POSTGRES_PASSWORD	Password of the user	secret
POSTGRES_DB	Database name to store data	instamate
POSTGRES_PORT	Database port exposed	5432
FACEBOOK_APPLICATIONID	Application ID from the Facebook developper site	required
FACEBOOK_APPLICATIONSECRET	Application secret from the Facebook developper site	required
FACEBOOK_API_URL	URI to connect to the Facebook API	https://graph.facebook.com/v9.0
FACEBOOK_CALLBACK_URL	Callback URL once the login is successful. The value is mandatory in order to get the authorization token. Once the token is stored, the value is not required anymore	required for the first login
CRON_REELS_ENABLED	Activate a cron job to parse ?a=1 request to extract Reels information	0
CRON_REELS_SEQUENCE	Cron sequence to execute the job	0 * * * *
CRON_REELS_ERROR_TIMER	Count to hold requests when an error occured	8
CRON_LIFETIME_ENABLED	Activate a cron job to lifetime insights	1
CRON_LIFETIME_SEQUENCE	Cron sequence to execute the job	0 /12 * *
CRON_LIFETIME_ERROR_TIMER	Count to hold requests when an error occured	2
CRON_STORIES_ENABLED	Activate a cron job to stories insights	1
CRON_STORIES_SEQUENCE	Cron sequence to execute the job	/15 * * *
CRON_STORIES_ERROR_TIMER	Count to hold requests when an error occured	2
CRON_INSIGHTS_ENABLED	Activate a cron job to media advanced insights	1
CRON_INSIGHTS_SEQUENCE	Cron sequence to execute the job	/15 * * *
CRON_INSIGHTS_ERROR_TIMER	Count to hold requests when an error occured	2
CRON_MEDIA_ENABLED	Activate a cron job to media basic insights	1
CRON_MEDIA_SEQUENCE	Cron sequence to execute the job	/5 * * *
CRON_MEDIA_ERROR_TIMER	Count to hold requests when an error occured	2