Removed app protected settings.

.gitignore

@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ Project_Readme.html
 # User-specific files (MonoDevelop/Xamarin Studio)
 *.userprefs
 .idea/
+.mono/
+
+# secret folder '.secrets' all over the project git controlled
+.secrets/
 
 # Build results
 [Dd]ebug/
@@ -226,6 +230,8 @@ Thumbs.db
 .idea/
 
 # custom
+# Ignore environment-specific appsettings, but allow .example files
 /**/**/appsettings.*.json
+!/**/**/appsettings.*.json.example
 
 **/**/deployment.yml

src/Nocr.TelegramClient.Host/Infrastructure/HostBuilderFactory.cs

@@ -8,12 +8,24 @@ public class HostBuilderFactory<TStartup> where TStartup : class
     {
         var builder = Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args)
             .ConfigureWebHostDefaults(host => { host.UseStartup<TStartup>(); })
-            .ConfigureAppConfiguration((_, configurationBuilder) =>
+            .ConfigureAppConfiguration((context, configurationBuilder) =>
             {
                 if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(baseDirectory))
                     configurationBuilder.SetBasePath(baseDirectory);
 
-                configurationBuilder.AddJsonFile("appsettings.protected.json", optional: true);
+                // Configuration priority (low to high):
+                // 1. appsettings.json (already loaded by CreateDefaultBuilder)
+                // 2. appsettings.{Environment}.json (already loaded)
+                // 3. User Secrets (already loaded in Development)
+                // 4. Environment Variables (already loaded) ← highest priority
+
+                // Debug mode: log configuration on startup
+                if (Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("NOCR_DEBUG_MODE") == "true")
+                {
+                    Console.WriteLine("[NOCR_DEBUG] Configuration debug mode enabled");
+                    Console.WriteLine($"[NOCR_DEBUG] Environment: {context.HostingEnvironment.EnvironmentName}");
+                    Console.WriteLine($"[NOCR_DEBUG] Base Path: {baseDirectory ?? configurationBuilder.Build().GetValue<string>("ContentRoot") ?? "default"}");
+                }
             })
             .UseSerilog((ctx, logBuilder) =>
             {

src/Nocr.TelegramClient.Host/Infrastructure/Startup.cs

@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ public class Startup
 
     public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
     {
+        // Debug mode: log loaded configuration
+        if (Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("NOCR_DEBUG_MODE") == "true")
+        {
+            LogConfigurationDebug();
+        }
+
         var localizerConfiguration = Configuration
             .GetSection(nameof(LocalizerConfiguration))
             .Get<LocalizerConfiguration>();
@@ -60,8 +66,41 @@ public class Startup
     public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app)
     {
         app.UseHealthChecks("/health");
-        
+
         var bus = app.ApplicationServices.GetRequiredService<IBus>();
         bus.Advanced.Topics.Subscribe("nocr.text.matcher.matched").GetAwaiter().GetResult();
     }
+
+    private void LogConfigurationDebug()
+    {
+        Console.WriteLine("=== [NOCR_DEBUG] Configuration Values ===");
+
+        var rebusOptions = Configuration.GetSection(nameof(RebusRabbitMqOptions));
+        Console.WriteLine($"[NOCR_DEBUG] RebusRabbitMqOptions:");
+        Console.WriteLine($"[NOCR_DEBUG]   ConnectionString: {MaskConnectionString(rebusOptions["ConnectionString"])}");
+        Console.WriteLine($"[NOCR_DEBUG]   InputQueueName: {rebusOptions["InputQueueName"]}");
+        Console.WriteLine($"[NOCR_DEBUG]   DirectExchangeName: {rebusOptions["DirectExchangeName"]}");
+        Console.WriteLine($"[NOCR_DEBUG]   TopicsExchangeName: {rebusOptions["TopicsExchangeName"]}");
+
+        var botOptions = Configuration.GetSection("BotConfiguration");
+        Console.WriteLine($"[NOCR_DEBUG] BotConfiguration:");
+        Console.WriteLine($"[NOCR_DEBUG]   BotToken: {MaskSecret(botOptions["BotToken"])}");
+
+        Console.WriteLine("=== [NOCR_DEBUG] End Configuration ===");
+    }
+
+    private static string MaskConnectionString(string? value)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(value)) return "(empty)";
+        // Mask password in connection string: amqp://user:pass@host -> amqp://user:***@host
+        var masked = System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.Replace(value, @"(?<=://)([^:]+):([^@]+)(?=@)", m => $"{m.Groups[1].Value}:***");
+        return masked;
+    }
+
+    private static string MaskSecret(string? value)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(value)) return "(empty)";
+        if (value.Length <= 4) return "***";
+        return $"{value.Substring(0, 2)}...{value.Substring(value.Length - 2)}";
+    }
 }

src/Nocr.TelegramClient.Host/appsettings.Development.json.example

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+  // This file provides an example configuration for local VS Code debugging.
+  // Copy this file to appsettings.Development.json and fill in your actual values.
+
+  "RebusRabbitMqOptions": {
+    // RabbitMQ connection string for local development
+    "ConnectionString": "amqp://admin:admin@localhost:5672/"
+  },
+  "UsersRestEaseOptions": {
+    // Users service API endpoint
+    "BasePath": "http://localhost:5042"
+  },
+  "TextMatcherRestEaseOptions": {
+    // TextMatcher service API endpoint
+    "BasePath": "http://localhost:5041"
+  },
+  "TelegramBotOptions": {
+    // Bot token from @BotFather
+    "Token": "YOUR_BOT_TOKEN_HERE"
+  }
+}

src/Nocr.TelegramClient.Host/appsettings.DockerCompose.json.example

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  // This file provides an example configuration for Docker Compose deployment.
+  // Copy this file to appsettings.DockerCompose.json (or use environment variables).
+
+  "RebusRabbitMqOptions": {
+    // RabbitMQ connection - use service name from docker-compose.yml
+    "ConnectionString": "amqp://admin:admin@nocr-rabbitmq:5672/"
+  },
+  "UsersRestEaseOptions": {
+    // Users service - use service name from docker-compose.yml
+    "BasePath": "http://nocr-users:8080"
+  },
+  "TextMatcherRestEaseOptions": {
+    // TextMatcher service - use service name from docker-compose.yml
+    "BasePath": "http://nocr-text-matcher:8080"
+  }
+  // Note: TelegramBotOptions.Token should be provided via environment variables
+  // See docker-compose.yml or use .env file
+}