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I want to use seperate .env files for each mode (development, production, etc...). When working on my vue.js projects, i can use files like .env.development or .env.production to get diffenent values for the same env key. (example: in .env.development: FOO=BAR and in .env.production: FOO=BAZ, in development mode process.env.FOO would be BAR, in production i'd be BAZ).

I'm working on an Express server and want to use these same kinds of .env files to store the port, db uri, user, pwd...

I know i can edit the scripts in package.json like

"scripts": 
 "start": "NODE_ENV=development PORT=80 node ./bin/www",
 "start-prod": "NODE_ENV=production PORT=81 node ./bin/www"
 

but this gets messy when using multiple variables.

I've tried using dotenv but it seems like you can only use the .env file. Not .env.development and .env.production.

Can i use the dotenv package or do i need another one? Or could i do this withouth any package at all?

node.js express environment-variables dotenv

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  Welcome to Stack Overflow. Why would you need multiple environment files on one host? Normally your development and production environments are on different hosts. (dev on your computer and production in the cloud for example).
  
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I want to use seperate .env files for each mode (development, production, etc...). When working on my vue.js projects, i can use files like .env.development or .env.production to get diffenent values for the same env key. (example: in .env.development: FOO=BAR and in .env.production: FOO=BAZ, in development mode process.env.FOO would be BAR, in production i'd be BAZ).

I'm working on an Express server and want to use these same kinds of .env files to store the port, db uri, user, pwd...

I know i can edit the scripts in package.json like

"scripts": 
 "start": "NODE_ENV=development PORT=80 node ./bin/www",
 "start-prod": "NODE_ENV=production PORT=81 node ./bin/www"
 

but this gets messy when using multiple variables.

I've tried using dotenv but it seems like you can only use the .env file. Not .env.development and .env.production.

Can i use the dotenv package or do i need another one? Or could i do this withouth any package at all?

node.js express environment-variables dotenv

share|improve this question

asked Mar 28 at 20:08

JonasJonas

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  Welcome to Stack Overflow. Why would you need multiple environment files on one host? Normally your development and production environments are on different hosts. (dev on your computer and production in the cloud for example).
  
  – Varcorb
  Mar 28 at 20:18
  

  
  
  
  


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  npmjs.com/package/dotenv#should-i-have-multiple-env-files
  
  – lifeisfoo
  Mar 28 at 20:24
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment
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I want to use seperate .env files for each mode (development, production, etc...). When working on my vue.js projects, i can use files like .env.development or .env.production to get diffenent values for the same env key. (example: in .env.development: FOO=BAR and in .env.production: FOO=BAZ, in development mode process.env.FOO would be BAR, in production i'd be BAZ).

I'm working on an Express server and want to use these same kinds of .env files to store the port, db uri, user, pwd...

I know i can edit the scripts in package.json like

"scripts": 
 "start": "NODE_ENV=development PORT=80 node ./bin/www",
 "start-prod": "NODE_ENV=production PORT=81 node ./bin/www"
 

but this gets messy when using multiple variables.

I've tried using dotenv but it seems like you can only use the .env file. Not .env.development and .env.production.

Can i use the dotenv package or do i need another one? Or could i do this withouth any package at all?

node.js express environment-variables dotenv

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asked Mar 28 at 20:08

JonasJonas

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"scripts": 
 "start": "NODE_ENV=development PORT=80 node ./bin/www",
 "start-prod": "NODE_ENV=production PORT=81 node ./bin/www"
 

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I've tried using dotenv but it seems like you can only use the .env file. Not .env.development and .env.production.

Not true -- see the path option.

For example, require('dotenv').config( path: `/path/to/.env.$process.env.NODE_ENV` )

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  For anyone else: i finally went with this: const path = require('path'); require('dotenv').config( path: path.join(__dirname, ../.env.$process.env.NODE_ENV));
  
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I've tried using dotenv but it seems like you can only use the .env file. Not .env.development and .env.production.

Not true -- see the path option.

For example, require('dotenv').config( path: `/path/to/.env.$process.env.NODE_ENV` )

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answered Mar 29 at 23:18

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  For anyone else: i finally went with this: const path = require('path'); require('dotenv').config( path: path.join(__dirname, ../.env.$process.env.NODE_ENV));
  
  – Jonas
  Mar 30 at 9:41
  
  

  
  
  
  

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I've tried using dotenv but it seems like you can only use the .env file. Not .env.development and .env.production.

Not true -- see the path option.

For example, require('dotenv').config( path: `/path/to/.env.$process.env.NODE_ENV` )

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answered Mar 29 at 23:18

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  For anyone else: i finally went with this: const path = require('path'); require('dotenv').config( path: path.join(__dirname, ../.env.$process.env.NODE_ENV));
  
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  Mar 30 at 9:41
  
  

  
  
  
  

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I've tried using dotenv but it seems like you can only use the .env file. Not .env.development and .env.production.

Not true -- see the path option.

For example, require('dotenv').config( path: `/path/to/.env.$process.env.NODE_ENV` )

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answered Mar 29 at 23:18

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