Add EBI_SEARCH_ENDPOINT environment variable

.env-example

 S3_HOST=https://example.com
 S3_KEY=RNAcentral_key
 S3_SECRET=RNAcentral_secret
-SECRET_KEY=super_secret_key
-DJANGO_DEBUG=True
-LOCAL_DEVELOPMENT=True
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+EBI_SEARCH_ENDPOINT=http://example.com  # if not specified, www will be used
+SECRET_KEY=super_secret_key  # if not specified, it uses get_random_secret_key
+DJANGO_DEBUG=True  # if not specified, it uses DJANGO_DEBUG=False
+LOCAL_DEVELOPMENT=True  # use this variable if you need the django-debug-toolbar, coverage and mock packages
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docker-compose.yml

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ services:
       - S3_HOST=${S3_HOST}
       - S3_KEY=${S3_KEY}
       - S3_SECRET=${S3_SECRET}
+      - EBI_SEARCH_ENDPOINT=${EBI_SEARCH_ENDPOINT}
     expose:
       - 8000
     volumes:

entrypoint.sh

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ DB_PASSWORD=${DB_PASSWORD:-'NWDMCE5xdipIjRrp'}
 # RNAcentral specific settings
 SECRET_KEY=${SECRET_KEY:-$(python -c 'from django.core.management.utils import get_random_secret_key; print(get_random_secret_key())')}
 DJANGO_DEBUG=${DJANGO_DEBUG:-'False'}
+EBI_SEARCH_ENDPOINT=${EBI_SEARCH_ENDPOINT:-'http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ebisearch/ws/rest/rnacentral'}
 S3_HOST=${S3_HOST}
 S3_KEY=${S3_KEY}
 S3_SECRET=${S3_SECRET}
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ else
 		import os
 		from .utils import get_environment
 		SECRET_KEY = "$SECRET_KEY"
+		EBI_SEARCH_ENDPOINT = "$EBI_SEARCH_ENDPOINT"
 		ENVIRONMENT = get_environment()
 		INTERNAL_IPS = ('127.0.0.1', '192.168.99.1')
 		COMPRESS_ENABLED = False

rnacentral/rnacentral/settings.py

@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ MARKDOWN_DEUX_STYLES = {
 
 SILENCED_SYSTEM_CHECKS = ['1_6.W001']
 
-EBI_SEARCH_ENDPOINT = 'http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ebisearch/ws/rest/rnacentral'
+EBI_SEARCH_ENDPOINT = os.getenv('EBI_SEARCH_ENDPOINT', 'http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ebisearch/ws/rest/rnacentral')
 
 RELEASE_ANNOUNCEMENT_URL = 'https://blog.rnacentral.org/2021/03/rnacentral-release-17.html'
 
@@ -362,4 +362,7 @@ COMPRESS_CSS_FILTERS = [
 # Use a simplified runner to prevent any modifications to the database.
 TEST_RUNNER = 'portal.tests.runner.FixedRunner'
 
-from .local_settings import *  # pylint: disable=W0401, W0614
+try:
+    from .local_settings import *
+except ImportError:
+    pass