Configuration

Configure turnip with your API keys and deployment settings. All configuration is done through environment variables in a .env file.

Environment Variables

Create a .env file in your project root with the following variables:

# OpenAI API Key (required for image generation)
OPENAI_API_KEY="sk-..."

# Helius API Key (required for Solana RPC)
HELIUS_API_KEY="your-helius-api-key"

# Solana Wallet Private Key (base58 format)
WALLET_PRIVATE_KEY="your-base58-private-key"

# pump.fun API is accessed automatically via your wallet
# No separate API key required

# Image Generation Settings
IMAGE_QUALITY="high"        # low, medium, high
IMAGE_SIZE="1024x1024"      # 1024x1024, 1536x1024, 1024x1536
IMAGE_FORMAT="png"          # png, jpeg, webp

# Token Settings
TOKEN_SYMBOL_PREFIX="TURNIP"
DEV_BUY_AMOUNT="0.1"        # SOL amount for dev buy
SLIPPAGE="10"               # Slippage percentage

Required Variables

OPENAI_API_KEY

Your OpenAI API key for GPT Image 1.5 access. Get one from the OpenAI Dashboard.

Note: Ensure your account has access to image generation models.

HELIUS_API_KEY

Helius API key for Solana RPC access. Sign up for free at helius.dev.

The free tier provides 100,000 requests/day.

WALLET_PRIVATE_KEY

Your Solana wallet private key in base58 format. This wallet will deploy tokens and pay gas fees.

Security Warning: Never share your private key. Use a dedicated wallet with limited funds for token deployment.

Image Generation Settings

IMAGE_QUALITY

Image quality setting. Higher quality = more tokens = higher cost.

low - 272 tokensmedium - 1056 tokenshigh - 4160 tokens

IMAGE_SIZE

Output image dimensions. Square images generate fastest.

1024x1024 - Square1536x1024 - Landscape1024x1536 - Portrait

IMAGE_FORMAT

Output format. PNG supports transparency; JPEG is faster.

png - Lossless, transparencyjpeg - Faster generationwebp - Modern, smaller files

Token Deployment Settings

DEV_BUY_AMOUNT

Amount of SOL to buy of your own token on launch. This provides initial liquidity.

Default: 0.1 SOL. Set to 0 for no dev buy.

SLIPPAGE

Maximum slippage percentage for the dev buy transaction.

Default: 10%. Higher values = more likely to succeed but may get worse price.

Verify Configuration

Test your configuration by running the config check command:

$ turnip config --check✓ OpenAI API Key: Valid ✓ Helius RPC: Connected (mainnet-beta) ✓ Wallet: Connected (balance: 1.5 SOL) ✓ pump.fun: Ready All systems operational!

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