DotEnv for Node.js

DotEnv loads environment variables from .env into your ENV.

Installation

As early as possible in your application require dotenv and load the .env variables.

DotEnv = require('dotenv-node');
new DotEnv();

Usage

Add your application configuration to a .env file in the root of your project:

S3_BUCKET=YOURS3BUCKET
SECRET_KEY=YOURSECRETKEYGOESHERE

When your application loads, these variables will be available via process.env:

process.env.S3_BUCKET;
process.env.SECRET_KEY;

Inspiration

• The Twelve Factor App
• bkeepers/dotenv - the original, written in Ruby - https://github.com/bkeepers/dotenv
• scottmotte/dotenv - the first take on this, written in JavaScript - https://github.com/scottmotte/dotenv

Contributing

1. Fork it
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Added some feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
5. Create new Pull Request

Running tests

npm install
npm test