✅ __MEDUSA_BACKEND_URL__ env not working | Medusa Community | Page 1

winged heart Jan 16, 2023, 5:57 PM

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Hello, I am trying to get my admin instance working but it keeps connecting to localhost instead of the hostname i am trying to define. It seems as though its not using the env variable

I am really new to this and I am not sure why it is not working

Here is my .env file

COOKIE_SECRET=[redacted]
STRIPE_API_KEY=
STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET=
ADMIN_CORS=https://demo-store-admin.[redacted].com
STORE_CORS=https://demo-store.[redacted].com
BACKEND_URL=https://demo-store-backend.[redacted].com
MEDUSA_BACKEND_URL=https://demo-store-backend.[redacted].com

Thank you for the support!

crimson niche Jan 16, 2023, 5:59 PM

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Your admin and backend are different environments.

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That being said MEDUSA_BACKEND_URL won't be picked up from .env file. in the admin theme

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Where are you hosting this?

winged heart Jan 16, 2023, 6:00 PM

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I copied the .env file to both folders, is that wrong? I am hosting it on my own server.

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I have a Ubuntu vm for it

crimson niche Jan 16, 2023, 6:01 PM

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No, the last env var is used by admin instance. The other env vars are used by backend instance

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You would need to have MEDUSA_BACKEND_URL be existent in node environemnt before starting the admin

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If you're for instance using pm2 you can read pm2 docs for env vars

winged heart Jan 16, 2023, 6:03 PM

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Okay I'll try to figure that out, thank you!

crimson niche Jan 16, 2023, 6:03 PM

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But the fastest will be if you edit vite.config.ts and have the backend url hardcoded here: https://github.com/medusajs/admin/blob/main/vite.config.ts#L29

winged heart Jan 19, 2023, 11:20 PM

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That worked, thank you

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