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# Render Blueprint for the CiteMind backend (Express + Socket.io).
# Render runs a persistent Node process, so WebSockets and the in-memory store
# both work. Deploy: render.com → New → Blueprint → pick this repo.
# Then add the secret env vars (GROQ_API_KEY, HINDSIGHT_API_KEY) in the dashboard.
services:
  - type: web
    name: citemind-backend
    runtime: node
    rootDir: backend
    plan: free
    buildCommand: npm install
    startCommand: node server.js
    envVars:
      - key: GROQ_MODEL
        value: openai/gpt-oss-120b
      - key: HINDSIGHT_BASE_URL
        value: https://api.hindsight.vectorize.io
      - key: JWT_SECRET
        generateValue: true
      - key: CLIENT_URL
        value: "*" # tighten to your Vercel URL after the frontend is live
      # Set these as secrets in the Render dashboard (do NOT commit them):
      - key: GROQ_API_KEY
        sync: false
      - key: HINDSIGHT_API_KEY
        sync: false
      # Strongly recommended: a free MongoDB Atlas connection string. Render's
      # free plan sleeps when idle and restarts with an empty in-memory store,
      # so without this every tracked site is lost between demo sessions.
      # Leave it unset only for a throwaway run.
      - key: MONGODB_URI
        sync: false
      # Welcome email. Render's free plan blocks outbound SMTP, so prefer Resend
      # (HTTPS). Leave unset and the email is logged instead of sent — signup
      # still works either way.
      - key: APP_URL
        value: https://cite-mind-six.vercel.app
      - key: MAIL_FROM
        sync: false
      # Option A — Resend (HTTPS, unaffected by SMTP port restrictions).
      - key: RESEND_API_KEY
        sync: false
      # Option B — SMTP (e.g. Gmail app password). If the welcome email works
      # locally but not on Render, the platform is blocking the SMTP port —
      # switch to RESEND_API_KEY, which the same code path already supports.
      - key: SMTP_HOST
        sync: false
      - key: SMTP_PORT
        value: "587"
      - key: SMTP_USER
        sync: false
      - key: SMTP_PASS
        sync: false