diff --git a/.env.local.example b/.env.local.example
index 5976030..4f6842f 100644
--- a/.env.local.example
+++ b/.env.local.example
@@ -22,3 +22,22 @@ ENV_VALIDATION="enabled"
 # NEXT_PUBLIC_GOOGLE_SITE_VERIFICATION=
 NEXT_PUBLIC_MATOMO_BASE_URL="https://matomo.acdh.oeaw.ac.at"
 # NEXT_PUBLIC_MATOMO_ID=
+
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# typesense
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_API_KEY=
+NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_HOST="typesense.acdh-dev.oeaw.ac.at"
+NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_PORT="443"
+NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_PROTOCOL="https"
+NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_COLLECTION_NAME="thomas-bernhard"
+
+
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# python data wrangling scripts
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+BASEROW_BASE_URL="https://baserow.acdh-dev.oeaw.ac.at/api"
+BASEROW_USER=
+BASEROW_PW=
+BASEROW_TOKEN=
+BASEROW_DATABASE_ID=
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/build-deploy.yml
index b526731..de1c19c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-deploy.yml
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ jobs:
             "NEXT_PUBLIC_MATOMO_ID=${{ vars.NEXT_PUBLIC_MATOMO_ID }}"
             "NEXT_PUBLIC_REDMINE_ID=${{ vars.SERVICE_ID }}"
             "NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_API_KEY=${{ vars.NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_API_KEY }}"
+            "NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_COLLECTION_NAME=${{ vars.NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_COLLECTION_NAME }}"
             "NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_HOST=${{ vars.NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_HOST }}"
             "NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_PORT=${{ vars.NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_PORT }}"
             "NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_PROTOCOL=${{ vars.NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_PROTOCOL }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index 04146b0..a3a08d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ jobs:
           NEXT_PUBLIC_MATOMO_BASE_URL: "${{ vars.NEXT_PUBLIC_MATOMO_BASE_URL }}"
           NEXT_PUBLIC_REDMINE_ID: "${{ vars.SERVICE_ID }}"
           NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_API_KEY: "${{ vars.NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_API_KEY }}"
+          NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_COLLECTION_NAME: "${{ vars.NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_COLLECTION_NAME }}"
           NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_HOST: "${{ vars.NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_HOST }}"
           NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_PORT: "${{ vars.NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_PORT }}"
           NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_PROTOCOL: "${{ vars.NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_PROTOCOL }}"
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ jobs:
           NEXT_PUBLIC_MATOMO_BASE_URL: "${{ vars.NEXT_PUBLIC_MATOMO_BASE_URL }}"
           NEXT_PUBLIC_REDMINE_ID: "${{ vars.SERVICE_ID }}"
           NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_API_KEY: "${{ vars.NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_API_KEY }}"
+          NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_COLLECTION_NAME: "${{ vars.NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_COLLECTION_NAME }}"
           NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_HOST: "${{ vars.NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_HOST }}"
           NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_PORT: "${{ vars.NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_PORT }}"
           NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_PROTOCOL: "${{ vars.NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_PROTOCOL }}"
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b0058ae..91338db 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ ARG NEXT_PUBLIC_BOTS
 ARG NEXT_PUBLIC_MATOMO_BASE_URL
 ARG NEXT_PUBLIC_MATOMO_ID
 ARG NEXT_PUBLIC_REDMINE_ID
+ARG NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_API_KEY
+ARG NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_HOST
+ARG NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_PORT
+ARG NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_PROTOCOL
+ARG NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_COLLECTION_NAME
 
 # disable validation for runtime environment variables
 ENV ENV_VALIDATION=public
diff --git a/config/env.config.js b/config/env.config.js
index 70bd0bc..6e05cbe 100644
--- a/config/env.config.js
+++ b/config/env.config.js
@@ -34,11 +34,27 @@ export const env = createEnv({
 				v.integer(),
 				v.minValue(1),
 			),
+			NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_API_KEY: v.pipe(v.string(), v.nonEmpty()),
+			NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_COLLECTION_NAME: v.pipe(v.string(), v.nonEmpty()),
+			NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_HOST: v.pipe(v.string(), v.nonEmpty()),
+			NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_PORT: v.pipe(
+				v.string(),
+				v.transform(Number),
+				v.number(),
+				v.integer(),
+				v.minValue(1),
+			),
+			NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_PROTOCOL: v.pipe(v.string(), v.nonEmpty()),
 		});
 
 		return v.parse(Schema, input);
 	},
 	environment: {
+		NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_API_KEY: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_API_KEY,
+		NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_COLLECTION_NAME: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_COLLECTION_NAME,
+		NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_HOST: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_HOST,
+		NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_PORT: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_PORT,
+		NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_PROTOCOL: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_PROTOCOL,
 		BUILD_MODE: process.env.BUILD_MODE,
 		BUNDLE_ANALYZER: process.env.BUNDLE_ANALYZER,
 		NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_BASE_URL: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_BASE_URL,