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Stiftung Development 0184982f8c Add production environment update instructions 
- Created PRODUCTION_ENV_UPDATE.md with step-by-step fix for CookieError
- Provides SSH commands to add missing SESSION_COOKIE_NAME and CSRF_COOKIE_NAME
- Includes verification steps to confirm fix works
2025-09-21 22:55:37 +02:00

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URGENT: Production Environment Update Required

Issue

The production site is experiencing a CookieError due to missing session cookie configuration.

Fix Required

SSH into the production server and add these lines to the /opt/stiftung/.env file:

# SSH into production server
ssh user@vhtv-stiftung.de

# Navigate to stiftung directory  
cd /opt/stiftung

# Edit the .env file
nano .env

# Add these lines to the .env file:
SESSION_COOKIE_NAME=stiftung_sessionid
CSRF_COOKIE_NAME=stiftung_csrftoken

# Save and exit (Ctrl+X, Y, Enter)

# Restart the containers to apply changes
docker-compose -f compose.yml restart web worker beat

Background

  • These new environment variables prevent session conflicts between the main Stiftung app and Paperless
  • Without them, Django tries to set cookies with empty names, causing the CookieError
  • The fix is already deployed in the code, but the environment variables need to be manually added to production

Verification

After adding the variables and restarting: