invoiceninja/docs/configure.rst

Configure
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Review the `.env.example <https://github.com/invoiceninja/invoiceninja/blob/master/.env.example>`_ file to see additional settings.

Recurring invoices and reminder emails
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Create a cron to call the ``ninja:send-invoices`` and ``ninja:send-reminders`` Artisan commands **once daily**.

.. code-block:: shell

   0 8 * * * /usr/local/bin/php /path/to/ninja/artisan ninja:send-invoices
   0 8 * * * /usr/local/bin/php /path/to/ninja/artisan ninja:send-reminders

Email Queues
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When sending an email in the app the default behavior is to wait for the response, you can use queues to improve the perceived performance. To enable the feature add ``QUEUE_DRIVER=database`` or ``QUEUE_DRIVER=redis`` to the .env file.

.. Note:: You can process the jobs by running ``php artisan queue:listen`` or ``php artisan queue:work --daemon``.

Postmark bounce and open notifications
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Include the following two setting in the .env file, the rest of the email settings can be commented out.

.. code-block:: shell

   POSTMARK_API_TOKEN=
   MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS=

In your Postmark account settings make sure ‘Open tracking’ is enabled and enter the following values under Settings > Outbound.

- Bounce webhook: https://invoices.example.com/hook/email_bounced
- Open webhook: https://invoices.example.com/hook/email_opened

Social/One-Click Login
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Create an application in either Google, Facebook, GitHub or LinkedIn and then set the client id, secret and redirect URL in the .env file. For example:

.. code-block:: shell

   GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=
   GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=
   GOOGLE_OAUTH_REDIRECT=http://ninja.dev/auth/google

PhantomJS
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There are two methods to attach PDFs to emails sent by background processes: phantomjscloud.com or local PhantomJS install.

To use phantomjscloud.com check for the following line in the .env file.

.. code-block:: shell

  PHANTOMJS_CLOUD_KEY='a-demo-key-with-low-quota-per-ip-address'

To use a local PhantomJS install add ``PHANTOMJS_BIN_PATH=/usr/local/bin/phantomjs``.

Troubleshooting
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- Check storage/logs/laravel-error.log for relevant errors.
- To determine the path you can run ``which phantomjs`` from the command line.
- We suggest using PhantomJS version >= 2.1.1, users have reported seeing 'Error: 0' with older versions.
- You can use `this script <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/invoiceninja/invoiceninja/develop/resources/test.pjs>`_ to test from the command line, change ``__YOUR_LINK_HERE__`` to a 'View as recipient' link.
- If you require contacts to enter a password to see their invoice you'll need to set a random value for ``PHANTOMJS_SECRET``.
- If you're using a proxy and/or self-signed certificate `this comment <https://github.com/invoiceninja/dockerfiles/issues/39#issuecomment-282489039>`_ may help.
- If you're using a custom design try using a standard one, if the PDF is outside the printable area it can fail.

Custom Fonts
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Follow these steps to add custom ttf fonts: ie, `Google fonts <https://www.google.com/get/noto/>`_

- Create a new folder in ``public/fonts/invoice-fonts/`` and copy over the ttf files
- Run ``grunt dump_dir``
- Add the font to ``database/seeds/FontsSeeder.php``
- Run ``php artisan db:seed --class=FontsSeeder``
- Clear the cache by adding ``?clear_cache=true`` to the end of the URL

Omnipay
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We use `Omnipay <https://github.com/thephpleague/omnipay-braintree>`_ to support our payment gateway integrations.

Follow these steps to add a `custom driver<https://packagist.org/packages/omnipay/common/dependents>`_.

- Add the package to composer.json and then run ``composer install``
- Add a row to the gateways table. ``name`` is used in the gateway select, ``provider`` needs to match the Omnipay driver name
- Clear the cache by adding ``?clear_cache=true`` to the end of the URL

.. NOTE:: Most drivers also require `code changes <https://github.com/invoiceninja/invoiceninja/tree/master/app/Ninja/PaymentDrivers>`_ to work correctly.

Google Map
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You need to create a `Google Maps API <https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/get-api-key>`_ key for the Javascript, Geocoding and Embed APIs and then add ``GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY=your_key`` to the .env file.

You can disable the feature by adding ``GOOGLE_MAPS_ENABLED=false`` to the .env file.

Voice Commands
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Supporting voice commands requires creating a `LUIS.ai <https://www.luis.ai/home/index>`_ app, once the app is created you can import this `model file <https://download.invoiceninja.com/luis.json>`_.

You'll also need to set the following values in the .env file.

.. code-block:: shell

   SPEECH_ENABLED=true
   MSBOT_LUIS_APP_ID=...
   MSBOT_LUIS_SUBSCRIPTION_KEY=...

Lock Invoices
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Adding ``LOCK_SENT_INVOICES=true`` to the .env file will prevent changing an invoice once it has been sent.

Using a Proxy
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If you need to set a list of trusted proxies you can add a TRUSTED_PROXIES value in the .env file. ie,

.. code-block:: shell

   TRUSTED_PROXIES='10.0.0.0/8,172.16.0.0/12,192.168.0.0/16'

Stay logged in
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By default the app clears the session when the browser is closed and automatically logs the user out after 8 hours.

This can be modified by setting ``REMEMBER_ME_ENABLED`` and ``AUTO_LOGOUT_SECONDS`` in the .env file.

Customizations
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Our `developer guide <https://www.invoiceninja.com/knowledgebase/developer-guide/>`_ has more details about our application’s codebase.

You can add currencies and date/time formats by adding records to their respective tables in the database. This data is cached, to clear it load any page with ``?clear_cache=true`` added to the end of the URL.

The JavaScript and CSS files are compiled to built files, you can recompile them by running bower install and then ``gulp``.