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Environment Variables

Copy the template and fill in any keys you need:

cp .env.example .env
Variable Required? Description
ALPHAVANTAGE_API_KEY Optional Free key from alphavantage.co. Limited to 25 req/day.
GLASSNODE_API_KEY Optional On-chain crypto metrics. Only if you use the Glassnode data source.
FUTU_HOST / FUTU_PORT Optional Only if using Futu OpenD gateway for HK/US equities.
QUANTDB_HOST Optional PostgreSQL host (default: localhost).
QUANTDB_PORT Optional PostgreSQL port (default: 5433).
QUANTDB_USERNAME Optional Database user for quantdb.
QUANTDB_PASSWORD Optional Database password.

Note

Yahoo Finance requires no API key — it is the default and recommended data source for getting started.

Warning

Never commit .env to version control. It is gitignored.