Environment Variables

Configure your Zenso container deployment through standard environment variables defined in your .env file.

Core Service Variables

Variable	Default	Purpose
PORT	3000	Port on which the API listens for panel and device connections.
DATABASE_URL	—	Connection string for PostgreSQL (e.g. postgresql://user:pass@host:5432/db).
FRONTEND_URL	http://localhost:8080	Canonical URL of the panel used for CORS validation and invite links.
SESSION_SECRET	—	Secure cryptographic salt for signing session tokens.

Private Network Access (LAN Integration)

Variable	Default	Description
ZENSO_ALLOW_PRIVATE_NETWORKS	false	When set to true, permits widgets and plugins to query internal RFC1918 IPs (e.g. Home Assistant at 192.168.1.50) without triggering SSRF protection blocks.