Niagara Paint Services Directory

A comprehensive directory of paint services, suppliers, and contractors in the Niagara region.

Environment Variables for Vercel Deployment

When deploying to Vercel, you'll need to set up the following environment variables in your Vercel project settings:

Required Environment Variables

# Site Configuration
NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_URL=https://your-vercel-domain.vercel.app
NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_NAME="Niagara Paint Services Directory"
NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_DESCRIPTION="Find trusted paint contractors, suppliers, and services in the Niagara region"

# API Configuration
NEXT_PUBLIC_API_BASE_URL=https://your-vercel-domain.vercel.app/api

# Build Configuration
NEXT_PUBLIC_ENABLE_ANALYTICS=true
NEXT_PUBLIC_ENABLE_SITEMAP=true
NEXT_PUBLIC_ENABLE_ROBOTS=true

# Deployment Mode
NODE_ENV=production

Setting Up Environment Variables in Vercel

1. Go to your project in the Vercel dashboard
2. Click on "Settings"
3. Click on "Environment Variables"
4. Add each of the above variables
5. Deploy your project

Local Development

For local development, create a .env.local file in the root directory with:

NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_URL=http://localhost:3000
NEXT_PUBLIC_API_BASE_URL=http://localhost:3000/api
NODE_ENV=development