render.yaml

# Render Blueprint — deploys the Synthica backend + a managed Postgres database.
# Import this repo at https://render.com/deploy and Render reads this file.
#
# Note: Render's free Postgres instances expire after a trial period — upgrade
# the database to a paid plan for real production use (Settings → Instance Type).
databases:
  - name: synthica-db
    plan: free
    databaseName: synthica
    user: synthica

services:
  - type: web
    name: synthica-backend
    runtime: node
    rootDir: backend
    plan: free
    buildCommand: npm install
    startCommand: node server.js
    healthCheckPath: /api/health
    envVars:
      - key: PORT
        value: 4000
      - key: NODE_ENV
        value: production
      - key: AUTH_SECRET
        generateValue: true
      - key: DATA_PROVIDER
        value: postgres
      - key: DATABASE_URL
        fromDatabase:
          name: synthica-db
          property: connectionString
      # Set these in the Render dashboard when prompted (your real frontend URLs).
      - key: CORS_ORIGINS
        sync: false
      - key: FRONTEND_URL
        sync: false
      # Resend API key for transactional emails (verification, password reset, etc.)
      - key: RESEND_API_KEY
        sync: false
      # Guaranteed owner login. Production refuses the shared demo password, so
      # without this a fresh deploy has NO usable accounts. Set both in the
      # Render dashboard; the matching account is created (or password-reset) on
      # every boot as a platform admin.
      - key: ADMIN_EMAIL
        sync: false
      - key: ADMIN_PASSWORD
        sync: false