Environment Variables
Learn about Vercel's environment variables, the hidden safe controlling deep systemic options.
Guide to Modifying Vercel Environment Variables
Environment variables act as a "secret vault" managing vital API keys that shouldn't be exposed, or global system configurational rules. For an incredibly seamless launch, ZeroPack automatically injects standard environmental mappings during the first deployment.
# Viewing the Auto-Configured Variables
1. Go to Settings > Environment Variables on your project setting view at vercel.com.
2. You will spot the following major variables:
- DEPLOY_LANGUAGE: Determines the skeleton language of the app (ko or en)
- NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_URL: The domain address (used widely for canonical shares and SEO logic)
- ADMIN_PASSWORD: The password used to access the visual editor mode. (Default: 1111)
- GITHUB_OWNER, GITHUB_REPO, etc.: System configurations for seamless visual editor integration.
# Renewing System Keys & Options Arbitrarily
1. Click the three-dots icon on the right side of the specific variable block and select Edit.
2. Type in your desired string in the Value input field and press Save.
3. 📛 Crucial Point: Environment variables are "baked" into the app during the build process. Meaning, if you changed a value, you MUST go to the Deployments tab on Vercel, hit the three dots on the topmost current row, and execute Redeploy to restart the server and manifest your changes to live users.