MobSF supports a range of environment variable configurations to customize its behaviour and adapt to various deployment scenarios. Here is a list of supported environment variables.
MOBSF_DEBUG
: Enables debug mode when set to1
.MOBSF_SECRET_KEY
: Configure a static django secret.MOBSF_USE_X_FORWARDED_HOST
: EnablesX-Forwarded-Host
header support when set to1
.MOBSF_USE_X_FORWARDED_PORT
: EnablesX-Forwarded-Port
header support when set to1
.TIME_ZONE
: Configure a timezone for the server, defaults toUTC
.MOBSF_PLATFORM
: Specify the operating environment for MobSF, such asdocker
.MOBSF_HOME_DIR
: Specify MobSF home directory to store analysis data, defaults to~/
or$HOME
.
PostgreSQL is configured only if the required environment variables are set; otherwise, MobSF defaults to using the sqlite3 database.
POSTGRES_USER
: Username for the PostgreSQL database.POSTGRES_PASSWORD
: Password for the PostgreSQL database.POSTGRES_PASSWORD_FILE
: Path to a file containing the PostgreSQL password (docker secrets mount).POSTGRES_HOST
: Hostname or IP address of the PostgreSQL server.POSTGRES_PORT
: Port for connecting to the PostgreSQL server (default:5432
).POSTGRES_DB
: Name of the PostgreSQL database (default:mobsf
).
MOBSF_ASYNC_ANALYSIS
: Enables asynchronous analysis when set to1
. This is used to support Async task queues with DjangoQ2.MOBSF_ASYNC_ANALYSIS_TIMEOUT
: Asynchronous task timeout in minutes, defaults to 60 minutes.MOBSF_ASYNC_WORKERS
: No of asynchronous scans supported at a time, default to 3 workers.MOBSF_MULTIPROCESSING
: Specifies multiprocessing mode (billiard
,thread
,default
).
MOBSF_JADX_TIMEOUT
: Timeout in seconds for JADX/apktool operations (default:1000
seconds).MOBSF_SAST_TIMEOUT
: Timeout in seconds for static analysis (default:1000
seconds).MOBSF_BINARY_ANALYSIS_TIMEOUT
: Timeout in seconds for binary analysis (default:600
seconds).
MOBSF_DISABLE_AUTHENTICATION
: Disables authentication when set.MOBSF_RATELIMIT
: Rate limit for API requests (default:7/m
).MOBSF_API_ONLY
: Enables REST API-only mode when set to1
. The Web UI endpoints will be disabled.MOBSF_API_KEY
: Set a custom static authentication key for MobSF REST APIs.MOBSF_API_KEY_FILE
: Read REST API authentication key from a file (docker secrets mount).
MOBSF_PROXY_IP
: IP address for the HTTPS proxy run by MobSF(httptools) (default:127.0.0.1
).MOBSF_PROXY_PORT
: Port for the HTTPS proxy run by MobSF(httptools) (default:1337
).
MOBSF_UPSTREAM_PROXY_ENABLED
: Enables upstream proxy support when set to1
.MOBSF_UPSTREAM_PROXY_SSL_VERIFY
: Verifies SSL for upstream proxy when set to1
.MOBSF_UPSTREAM_PROXY_TYPE
: Type of upstream proxy (default:http
).MOBSF_UPSTREAM_PROXY_IP
: IP address for the upstream proxy (default:127.0.0.1
).MOBSF_UPSTREAM_PROXY_PORT
: Port for the upstream proxy (default:3128
).MOBSF_UPSTREAM_PROXY_USERNAME
: Username for upstream proxy authentication.MOBSF_UPSTREAM_PROXY_PASSWORD
: Password for upstream proxy authentication.
MOBSF_DOMAIN_MALWARE_SCAN
: Enables domain malware scan, defaults to1
.MOBSF_APKID_ENABLED
: Enables APKiD scan, defaults to1
.MOBSF_DYLIB_ANALYSIS_ENABLED
: Enables dylib analysis, defaults to1
.MOBSF_SO_ANALYSIS_ENABLED
: Enables shared object analysis, defaults to1
.MOBSF_DEX2SMALI_ENABLED
: Enables dex to smali conversion for Android binaries, defaults to1
.MOBSF_PERM_MAPPING_ENABLED
: Enables permission to code mapping for Android scans, defaults to1
.MOBSF_NIAP_ENABLED
: Enables NIAP scan when set to1
. This is disabled by default.MOBSF_CVSS_SCORE_ENABLED
: Show CVSSV2 scores when set to1
. This is disabled by default.
MOBSF_ANALYZER_IDENTIFIER
: Android Debug Bridge (adb) compatible device identifier.MOBSF_FRIDA_TIMEOUT
: Frida connection timeout, defaults to4
seconds.MOBSF_ACTIVITY_TESTER_SLEEP
: Wait defined seconds before invoking an activity, defaults to4
seconds. This is used by Activity tester.MOBSF_ADB/MOBSF_ADB_BINARY
: Specify the path to theadb
binary that MobSF should use for Android dynamic analysis.
MOBSF_VT_ENABLED
: Enables VirusTotal integration when set to1
.MOBSF_VT_API_KEY
: API key for VirusTotal integration.MOBSF_VT_UPLOAD
: Enables file uploads to VirusTotal when set to1
. Otherwise, only hash values are sent to VirusTotal.
MOBSF_CORELLIUM_API_DOMAIN
: API domain for Corellium integration.MOBSF_CORELLIUM_API_KEY
: API key for Corellium integration.MOBSF_CORELLIUM_PROJECT_ID
: Project ID for Corellium integration (optional).
MOBSF_APPMONSTA_API
: AppMonsta API key to fetch package details
MOBSF_IDP_METADATA_URL
: Metadata URL for SAML IdP.MOBSF_IDP_ENTITY_ID
: Entity ID for SAML IdP.MOBSF_IDP_SSO_URL
: Single Sign-On (SSO) URL for SAML IdP.MOBSF_IDP_X509CERT
: X.509 certificate for SAML IdP.MOBSF_IDP_IS_ADFS
: Set ADFS as IdP when set to1
.MOBSF_SP_HOST
: Hostname for SAML Service Provider (SP).MOBSF_SP_ALLOW_PASSWORD
: Enables password-based login for SAML SP when set to1
.
MOBSF_BUNDLE_TOOL
: Path to the BundleTool binary.MOBSF_JADX_BINARY
: Path to the JADX binary.MOBSF_BACKSMALI_BINARY
: Path to the Backsmali binary.MOBSF_VD2SVG_BINARY
: Path to the VD2SVG binary.MOBSF_APKTOOL_BINARY
: Path to the apktool binary.MOBSF_ADB_BINARY
: Path to the ADB binary.MOBSF_AAPT2_BINARY
: Path to the AAPT2 binary.MOBSF_AAPT_BINARY
: Path to the AAPT binary.MOBSF_JAVA_DIRECTORY
: Path to the Java directory.
MOBSF_JTOOL_BINARY
: Path to the jtool binary.MOBSF_CLASSDUMP_BINARY
: Path to the class-dump binary.MOBSF_CLASSDUMP_SWIFT_BINARY
: Path to the class-dump-swift binary.
EFR_01
: Enables a custom enterprise feature request when set to1
.