---
title: AcadFlow Backend
emoji: 🎓
colorFrom: indigo
colorTo: purple
sdk: docker
app_port: 5000
pinned: false
---

# AcadFlow Backend - Hugging Face Spaces Deployment

## 🚀 Deploy to Hugging Face Spaces

### Step-by-Step Upload

1. **Go to** [huggingface.co/spaces/Vijayadhith7/acadflow](https://huggingface.co/spaces/Vijayadhith7/acadflow)
2. **Click** the **Files** tab
3. **Upload** all files from this `deploy-backend` folder
   - Upload everything EXCEPT `credentials.json` and `.env.example`
   - The `Dockerfile` tells HF how to build and run the app

### ⚙️ Environment Variables (CRITICAL - Set as Secrets)
Go to **Settings → Repository Secrets** and add:

| Secret Name | Value |
|-------------|-------|
| `PORT` | `5000` |
| `SUPABASE_URL` | `https://wmmcziautjlelocrprms.supabase.co` |
| `SUPABASE_KEY` | `sb_publishable_G80nBYUkRqC3j2X6sevnnQ_9glfZ1dT` |
| `SPREADSHEET_ID` | `1-FuEPAmLyBQFu5V3of6bY6IiF7FWiD1_-QAp0lvLCWY` |
| `GOOGLE_CREDS_JSON` | *(see below)* |

### 🔑 Setting GOOGLE_CREDS_JSON

The `credentials.json` file contains your Google Service Account keys. For Hugging Face:

1. Open the `credentials.json` file in this folder
2. Copy the **entire contents** (the full JSON object)
3. Minify it to a single line (remove newlines) — you can use [jsonminify.com](https://www.jsonminify.com)
4. Paste the minified JSON as the value of `GOOGLE_CREDS_JSON` secret in HF Settings

**Example** (shortened):
```
{"type":"service_account","project_id":"academy-dashboard-497400","private_key_id":"b7174c...","private_key":"-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\nMIIEv...","client_email":"id-academy-crm-dashboard@academy-dashboard-497400.iam.gserviceaccount.com",...}
```

### 🔌 Port Configuration
- The app runs on port **5000** (not 7860, since your Aura project uses that)
- Hugging Face will automatically proxy to whatever port your container exposes
- Make sure `PORT=5000` is set in your HF Secrets

### 📁 Structure
```
deploy-backend/
├── Dockerfile            # HF Spaces Docker build config
├── .env.example          # Environment variable template (DON'T upload this)
├── credentials.json      # Google Service Account key (DON'T upload - use secrets)
├── package.json          # Dependencies
├── server.js             # Express + Socket.IO server
├── db.js                 # Supabase database client
├── notifications.json    # Local notification storage
├── services/
│   ├── aiEngine.js       # NVIDIA NIM AI insights engine
│   └── googleSheets.js   # Google Sheets sync service
└── database/
    ├── schema.sql        # Database schema reference
    ├── init-db.js        # Database initialization script
    └── ...               # Other DB utility scripts
```

### ⚠️ Important Notes
- **DO NOT** upload `credentials.json` to the HF Space files — use the `GOOGLE_CREDS_JSON` secret instead
- **DO NOT** upload `.env` or `.env.example` — use HF Secrets for all sensitive values
- The `notifications.json` file provides initial mock notifications; it gets updated at runtime