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- `interface` (optional): Name of the WireGuard interface. Default: newt
- `keep-interface` (optional): Keep the WireGuard interface. Default: false
## Environment Variables
All CLI arguments can be set using environment variables as an alternative to command line flags. Environment variables are particularly useful when running Newt in containerized environments.
- `PANGOLIN_ENDPOINT`: Endpoint of your pangolin server (equivalent to `--endpoint`)
- `NEWT_ID`: Newt ID generated by Pangolin (equivalent to `--id`)
- `NEWT_SECRET`: Newt secret for authentication (equivalent to `--secret`)
- `MTU`: MTU for the internal WG interface. Default: 1280 (equivalent to `--mtu`)
- `DNS`: DNS server to use to resolve the endpoint. Default: 8.8.8.8 (equivalent to `--dns`)
- `LOG_LEVEL`: Log level (DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR, FATAL). Default: INFO (equivalent to `--log-level`)
- `DOCKER_SOCKET`: Path to Docker socket for container discovery (equivalent to `--docker-socket`)
- `PING_INTERVAL`: Interval for pinging the server. Default: 3s (equivalent to `--ping-interval`)
- `PING_TIMEOUT`: Timeout for each ping. Default: 5s (equivalent to `--ping-timeout`)
- `UPDOWN_SCRIPT`: Path to updown script for target add/remove events (equivalent to `--updown`)
- `TLS_CLIENT_CERT`: Path to client certificate for mTLS (equivalent to `--tls-client-cert`)
- `DOCKER_ENFORCE_NETWORK_VALIDATION`: Validate container targets are on same network. Default: false (equivalent to `--docker-enforce-network-validation`)
- `HEALTH_FILE`: Path to health file for connection monitoring (equivalent to `--health-file`)
- `ACCEPT_CLIENTS`: Enable WireGuard server mode. Default: false (equivalent to `--accept-clients`)
- `GENERATE_AND_SAVE_KEY_TO`: Path to save generated private key (equivalent to `--generateAndSaveKeyTo`)
- `USE_NATIVE_INTERFACE`: Use native WireGuard interface (Linux only). Default: false (equivalent to `--native`)
- `INTERFACE`: Name of the WireGuard interface. Default: newt (equivalent to `--interface`)
- `KEEP_INTERFACE`: Keep the WireGuard interface after shutdown. Default: false (equivalent to `--keep-interface`)
- `CONFIG_FILE`: Load the config json from this file instead of in the home folder.
**Note**: When both environment variables and CLI arguments are provided, CLI arguments take precedence.
- Example:
```bash
./newt \
newt \
--id 31frd0uzbjvp721 \
--secret h51mmlknrvrwv8s4r1i210azhumt6isgbpyavxodibx1k2d6 \
--endpoint https://example.com
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Examples:
```bash
./newt \
newt \
--id 31frd0uzbjvp721 \
--secret h51mmlknrvrwv8s4r1i210azhumt6isgbpyavxodibx1k2d6 \
--endpoint https://example.com \