From 2c2744fc277f5c2617e9959f122985daa744660a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: vikingowl <christian@nachtigall.dev>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 09:21:49 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] feat: add .env.example and fix hardcoded Ollama URL

- Add .env.example with all documented environment variables
- Fix conversation-summary.ts to use proxy instead of hardcoded localhost

Closes #9
---
 .env.example                                  | 28 +++++++++++++++++++
 .../src/lib/services/conversation-summary.ts  |  4 +--
 2 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .env.example

diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bcbbe25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# ===========================================
+# Vessel Configuration
+# ===========================================
+# Copy this file to .env and adjust values as needed.
+# All variables have sensible defaults - only set what you need to change.
+
+# ----- Backend -----
+# Server port (default: 8080, but 9090 recommended for local dev)
+PORT=9090
+
+# SQLite database path (relative to backend working directory)
+DB_PATH=./data/vessel.db
+
+# Ollama API endpoint
+OLLAMA_URL=http://localhost:11434
+
+# GitHub repo for version checking (format: owner/repo)
+GITHUB_REPO=VikingOwl91/vessel
+
+# ----- Frontend -----
+# Ollama API endpoint (for frontend proxy)
+OLLAMA_API_URL=http://localhost:11434
+
+# Backend API endpoint
+BACKEND_URL=http://localhost:9090
+
+# Development server port
+DEV_PORT=7842
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/services/conversation-summary.ts b/frontend/src/lib/services/conversation-summary.ts
index 8a02ade..7b59a85 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/services/conversation-summary.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/services/conversation-summary.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { indexConversationMessages } from './chat-indexer.js';
 export interface SummaryGenerationOptions {
 	/** Model to use for summary generation */
 	model: string;
-	/** Base URL for Ollama API */
+	/** Base URL for Ollama API (default: /api/v1/ollama, uses proxy) */
 	baseUrl?: string;
 	/** Maximum messages to include in summary context */
 	maxMessages?: number;
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export async function generateConversationSummary(
 	messages: Message[],
 	options: SummaryGenerationOptions
 ): Promise<string> {
-	const { model, baseUrl = 'http://localhost:11434', maxMessages = 20 } = options;
+	const { model, baseUrl = '/api/v1/ollama', maxMessages = 20 } = options;
 
 	// Filter to user and assistant messages only
 	const relevantMessages = messages