Managing .env files

❓ How it works

The project uses the dotenvx library to manage the .env files.

A successor to dotenv, that is more secure and easier to use, there is not much to say about its basic features (loading env variables, etc).

However, dotenvx allows you to store secrets within the codebase, which:

• Allows versionning of the secrets
• Centralizes the secrets management in the repo (instead of syncing 1password / vault / etc)
• Allows using the secrets in production directly (instead of copying the values in Dokploy, Render, etc.). This also leads to easier switch between providers.

📝 How to use

Loading .env files

Vite automatically loads the .env files when you run pnpm dev or pnpm build.

For the API, we use the dotenvx/dotenvx library to load the .env files.

import dotenvx from '@dotenvx/dotenvx'

dotenvx.config()

The .env files are managed automatically when you run pnpm dev or pnpm build.

You can also use the dotenvx command to manage your .env files.

To use dotenvx encryption, see the guide here.