Answers for "node.js dotenv"

node dotenv

require('dotenv').config();

console.log(process.env.MY_ENV_VAR);

how to use dotenv in javascript

#in you cmd type this command

npm i dotenv

#and then require it in you javascript using :
require("dotenv").config()

dotenv

$ npm install dotenv

//--------------------

on file .env 
//--------------------
DB_HOST=localhost
DB_USER=root
DB_PASS=s1mpl3
DB_NAME=banco_de_dados
DB_PORT=3306
//--------------------

import the config from .env file 
//--------------------

require('dotenv').config()
module.exports = {
    username:process.env.DB_USER,
    password:process.env.DB_PASS,
    database:process.env.DB_NAME,
    host:process.env.DB_HOST,
    dialect:"mysql"
}

dotenv nodejs

// Terminal/CMD
npm i dotenv

//In .env file
special_key = 0000000 //whatever the key

//In JS file - 2 point usage
//1 - initialisation
require('dotenv').config();
//2 - using the special key
const specialKey = process.env.special_key
console.log(specialKey);

nodejs dotenv path how to set

// when yours .env is in other place then default, you can set path to it

const path = require('path')
require('dotenv').config({ path: path.resolve(__dirname, '../../.env') }); //use as many '../' as you need

dotenv not loading process.env in node

Rename your file to just .env, removing any prefix
require it as early as possible in your application with the code snippet below
require('dotenv').config();