Update README with email notifications, history, and full setup guide

Documents all new features: email approve/reject flow, credit requests,
history tracking, low balance view. Includes complete env var reference,
email security notes, and troubleshooting section.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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@ -7,20 +7,30 @@ Admin dashboard for managing LibreChat user token balances. View, search, top up
- **Dashboard** — overview stats (total users, average balance, zero-balance users)
- **All Balances** — paginated table sorted by credits, with per-user Top Up / Set actions
- **Find User** — search by name or email (type "dave" to find daveporter@...) with instant results
- **Low Balance** — filter users below 1M/2M/3M/4M/5M token thresholds
- **Credit Requests** — users submit requests via a public form; admins approve/reject from the dashboard
- **Email Notifications** — automatic email to admins when a request is submitted, with one-click approve buttons
- **Email Approval** — approve (5M/10M/20M/custom) or reject directly from the email without logging in
- **History** — full audit trail of all balance changes, searchable by user email
- **Bulk Operations** — add tokens to all users or set everyone to a specific amount
- **Preset Amounts** — quick buttons for 100K, 500K, 1M, 2M, 5M tokens
- **Preset Amounts** — quick buttons for common token amounts
- **CSV Export** — download balance data from the All Balances view
- **API Key Auth** — simple key-based authentication
- **API Key Auth** — simple key-based authentication for the admin dashboard
## Install on Dev Server
### 1. Copy files to the server
### 1. Clone the repo
```bash
scp -r /path/to/Balance-Manager root@optical-librechat-dev:/opt/Balance-Manager
cd /opt
git clone https://x-token-auth:YOUR_TOKEN@bitbucket.org/zlalani/librechat-balances.git Balance-Manager
```
Or clone/pull from your repo if you've pushed it.
Or with SSH:
```bash
GIT_SSH_COMMAND="ssh -i ~/.ssh/djp1971" git clone git@bitbucket.org:zlalani/librechat-balances.git Balance-Manager
```
### 2. Create the .env file
@ -36,10 +46,36 @@ Set your values:
MONGO_URI=mongodb://mongodb:27017/LibreChat
PORT=3002
API_KEY=your-secure-key-here
# Webhook security
WEBHOOK_SECRET=your-random-secret-here
WEBHOOK_BASE_URL=https://chat-dev.oliver.solutions/balance-manager
WEBHOOK_TTL_HOURS=72
# SMTP (Mailgun or any SMTP server)
SMTP_HOST=smtp.mailgun.org
SMTP_PORT=587
SMTP_USER=your-smtp-user
SMTP_PASS=your-smtp-password
SMTP_FROM=noreply@yourdomain.com
# Notification recipients (comma-separated for multiple)
NOTIFY_TO=admin@yourdomain.com,another@yourdomain.com
```
- `MONGO_URI` — points to the LibreChat MongoDB container (uses Docker network name `mongodb`)
- `API_KEY` — whatever secret key you want; you'll enter this in the browser on first load
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
| `MONGO_URI` | LibreChat MongoDB connection (uses Docker network name `mongodb`) |
| `API_KEY` | Secret key for the admin dashboard — entered in browser on first load |
| `WEBHOOK_SECRET` | Random string for signing email approve/reject links. Generate with `openssl rand -hex 32` |
| `WEBHOOK_BASE_URL` | Public URL of the app (e.g. `https://chat-dev.oliver.solutions/balance-manager`) |
| `WEBHOOK_TTL_HOURS` | How long email approve links stay valid (default 72 hours) |
| `SMTP_HOST` | SMTP server hostname |
| `SMTP_PORT` | SMTP port (587 for TLS) |
| `SMTP_USER` | SMTP username |
| `SMTP_PASS` | SMTP password |
| `SMTP_FROM` | Sender email address |
| `NOTIFY_TO` | Comma-separated list of admin emails to receive request notifications |
### 3. Build and start
@ -61,21 +97,9 @@ Connected to MongoDB
Balance Manager running on http://localhost:3002
```
### 5. Access the dashboard
### 5. NGINX setup (recommended)
The app runs on port **3002** (localhost only by default).
**Option A — Direct access (if port is open):**
```
http://your-server-ip:3002
```
To expose externally, change `127.0.0.1:3002:3002` to `0.0.0.0:3002:3002` in `docker-compose.yml`.
**Option B — Add to NGINX (recommended):**
Add this to your NGINX config (`/opt/LibreChat/client/nginx.conf`) inside the `server` block:
Add this to your NGINX config (`/opt/LibreChat/client/nginx.conf`) inside the `server` block, **before** the `location /` block:
```nginx
location /balance-manager/ {
@ -95,28 +119,40 @@ docker restart LibreChat-NGINX
Access at: `https://chat-dev.oliver.solutions/balance-manager/`
**Note:** If using the NGINX route, the balance-manager container must be on the same Docker network. This is already configured in `docker-compose.yml` via the `librechat_default` external network.
The balance-manager container must be on the same Docker network as NGINX. This is already configured in `docker-compose.yml` via the `librechat_default` external network.
### 6. Add to LibreChat's docker-compose.override.yml (optional)
## How It Works
If you'd prefer to manage it alongside LibreChat instead of as a separate compose project, add this service to `/opt/LibreChat/docker-compose.override.yml`:
### Credit Request Flow
```yaml
balance-manager:
build: /opt/Balance-Manager
container_name: librechat-balance-manager
ports:
- "127.0.0.1:3002:3002"
env_file:
- /opt/Balance-Manager/.env
restart: unless-stopped
```
1. User visits `/balance-manager/request` and submits their email + OMG job number
2. An email is sent to all `NOTIFY_TO` recipients with approve buttons (5M, 10M, 20M, Custom, Reject)
3. Admin clicks a button in the email — a confirmation page opens in the browser
4. Admin clicks "Confirm" on the page — the request is approved and tokens are added
5. Alternatively, admins can approve/reject from the dashboard under the "Requests" tab
### Email Security
- Each button link is signed with HMAC-SHA256 using `WEBHOOK_SECRET`
- Links are scoped to a specific request ID + amount and expire after `WEBHOOK_TTL_HOURS`
- Clicking a link shows a confirmation page first (GET) — the actual approval only happens on form submit (POST)
- This prevents email security scanners (Microsoft Defender Safe Links, etc.) from auto-approving requests
- Links cannot be reused — once a request is processed, subsequent clicks show "Already Processed"
### History / Audit Trail
All balance changes are logged to `data/history.json`:
- Manual top-ups and balance sets from the admin dashboard
- Request approvals (from email or dashboard)
- Bulk operations
Search by email in the "History" tab to see all changes for a user with totals.
## Updating
```bash
cd /opt/Balance-Manager
docker compose down
git pull https://x-token-auth:YOUR_TOKEN@bitbucket.org/zlalani/librechat-balances.git main
docker compose up -d --build
```
@ -124,13 +160,11 @@ docker compose up -d --build
**Container won't connect to MongoDB:**
Check that the container is on the `librechat_default` network:
```bash
docker network inspect librechat_default | grep balance
```
If not listed, make sure the network section in `docker-compose.yml` has:
If not listed, make sure `docker-compose.yml` has:
```yaml
networks:
@ -144,10 +178,27 @@ Change the port in both `.env` (`PORT=3003`) and `docker-compose.yml` (`127.0.0.
**Reset API key in browser:**
Open browser console and run:
```js
localStorage.removeItem('bm_api_key')
```
Then refresh the page.
**Emails not sending:**
Check the container logs for SMTP errors:
```bash
docker logs librechat-balance-manager
```
Common issues:
- Missing or incorrect SMTP credentials in `.env`
- Mailgun sandbox domains require recipients to be added as authorized
- `SMTP_FROM` must match a verified domain in Mailgun
**Email approve links not working:**
- Check `WEBHOOK_BASE_URL` matches your public URL exactly
- Ensure NGINX is proxying `/balance-manager/` traffic correctly
- Links expire after `WEBHOOK_TTL_HOURS` — check if the link has expired