.env.example

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# AI Blog Engine - Environment Configuration
# ============================================

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# Site Configuration
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# The base URL of your deployed site (no trailing slash)
VITE_SITE_URL=https://yourdomain.com

# Your blog's display name
VITE_SITE_NAME=AI Blog Engine

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# AI Features (Optional)
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# These are only required if you want to use the AI image generation feature
# The blog engine works perfectly fine without these keys

# OpenAI API Key
# Get yours at: https://platform.openai.com/api-keys
# Used for generating image prompts and quality assessment
OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-your-openai-api-key-here

# Google Gemini API Key  
# Get yours at: https://ai.google.dev/
# Used for generating images from prompts
GEMINI_API_KEY=your-gemini-api-key-here

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# Notes
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# - Copy this file to .env (git-ignored)
# - Never commit your .env file with real API keys
# - The VITE_ prefix makes variables available in the browser
# - AI keys are only used in build scripts, not in the browser
# - You can leave AI keys empty if you plan to use manual images