docs: Add comprehensive development environment setup guide#38
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…o help understand env variables for local dev
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Pull request overview
This PR adds comprehensive documentation for setting up the development environment, making it easier for new contributors to get started with local development.
Key Changes:
- Created detailed environment variable setup guide covering all required and optional configuration across the monorepo
- Added reference link in README.md to the new documentation for streamlined onboarding
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| File | Description |
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| docs/DEV_ENV_SETUP.md | New comprehensive guide documenting environment variables for packages/db/.env, apps/backend/.env, and apps/web/.env, including setup instructions for PostgreSQL, WorkOS AuthKit, Vercel AI Gateway, PostHog, and an advanced section on generating test API keys |
| README.md | Updated step 2 of setup instructions to reference the new DEV_ENV_SETUP.md documentation |
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Purpose
Adds detailed documentation for setting up environment variables during local development.
Changes
docs/DEV_ENV_SETUP.mdwith setup instructions for all environment variables acrosspackages/db/.env,apps/backend/.env, andapps/web/.envREADME.mdto link to the new documentation in step 2 of the setup processThis is just to help facilitate more contributions towards this repo by ensuring a smoother dev local setup process :)