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Raneto is a free, open, simple Markdown-powered knowledge base for Node.js.
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Top Features
- All content is file-based
- Search file names and contents
- Markdown editor in the browser
- Login system for edit protection
- Simple and Lightweight
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Environment Variables
Environment variables take the highest priority and override values set in config/config.js.
| Variable | Config Key | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
SESSION_SECRET | session_secret | String | Session signing secret. Min 32 chars. Generate: openssl rand -base64 32 |
ADMIN_USERNAME | credentials[0] | String | Admin username (must be set together with ADMIN_PASSWORD) |
ADMIN_PASSWORD | credentials[0] | String | Admin password (must be set together with ADMIN_USERNAME) |
CONTENT_DIR | content_dir | String | Path to content directory containing .md files (default: content/pages) |
BASE_URL | base_url | String | Base URL of the site (e.g. https://docs.example.com) |
SITE_TITLE | site_title | String | Site title shown in the browser and header |
GOOGLE_ANALYTICS_ID | google_analytics_id | String | Google Analytics 4 measurement ID (e.g. G-XXXXXXXXXX) |
LOCALE | locale | String | Locale code for UI translations (e.g. en, fr) |
AUTHENTICATION | authentication | Boolean | Set to true to enable authentication |
ALLOW_EDITING | allow_editing | Boolean | Set to true to enable the web editor |
ADDRESS | (server) | String | IP address to listen on (default: 127.0.0.1) |
PORT | (server) | Number | Port to listen on (default: 8080) |
HOST | (server) | String | Deprecated — use ADDRESS instead |
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