feat: add API_KEY to .env.example with placeholder and instructions

- Add API_KEY environment variable with placeholder value 'change_me_to_a_strong_random_key'
- Include helpful comment explaining its purpose: authentication between Next.js and ML service
- Provide command for generating strong random value: openssl rand -hex 32
- Mark task 3.4 as completed
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Marko Djordjevic 2026-02-18 11:06:47 +01:00
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@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ NODE_ENV=production
PORT=3000
DATABASE_URL=postgresql://your_db_user:change_me_to_a_strong_password@postgres:5432/candle_annotator
# API key for authenticating requests between Next.js and ML service
# Generate a strong random value: openssl rand -hex 32
API_KEY=change_me_to_a_strong_random_key
# ML Inference Service Configuration
INFERENCE_API_URL=http://localhost:8001
INFERENCE_API_TIMEOUT=30000