# private/ (local development only)

This folder stands in for the server's private directory (`/home/USER/visit-private`).
It is git-ignored except for this README.

For local development:

```bash
cp .env.example private/.env
```

The PHP API (started with `npm run dev:api`) will find `private/.env`, create
`private/data/leads.sqlite` and `private/logs/app.log` automatically.

In production, **never** place this folder inside the document root. See
`docs/DEPLOY-CPANEL.md`.