Configuration

Environment Variables

Hyperion uses environment variables to orchestrate its multi-tier stack, from vector search in Qdrant to analytics in ClickHouse.

01Authentication
Security & Keys
ADMIN_API_KEY

Master key for administrative access and dashboard login.

JWT_SECRET

Secret used for signing dashboard authentication tokens.

02Infrastructure
Multi-Tier Stack
DATABASE_URL

PostgreSQL connection string for persistent metadata.

REDIS_ADDR

Endpoint for L1 exact-match caching.

03Services
Internal Orchestration
EMBEDDER_ADDR

gRPC endpoint for the sentence-transformer service.

INTELLIGENCE_URL

URL for the background intelligence and analytics worker.

Full Reference

VariableRequirementDescription
ADMIN_API_KEYRequiredMaster key for administrative access and dashboard login.
JWT_SECRETRequiredSecret used for signing dashboard authentication tokens.
CACHE_MASTER_SECRETRequiredAES-256 key for encrypting provider credentials at rest.
DATABASE_URLRequiredPostgreSQL connection string for persistent metadata.
REDIS_ADDRRequiredEndpoint for L1 exact-match caching.
QDRANT_ADDRRequiredVector database for L2 semantic deduplication.
CLICKHOUSE_ADDRRequiredColumnar database for high-performance analytics.
EMBEDDER_ADDRRequiredgRPC endpoint for the sentence-transformer service.
INTELLIGENCE_URLRequiredURL for the background intelligence and analytics worker.
Last updated: Feb 22, 2026