dot-env

A Node.js module that loads .env files and set it environment variables

Installation

npm install dot-env

Usage

Basic Usage

const { config } = require('dot-env');

// Load .env file and set environment variables
config();

config(options)

Loads a .env file and set it environment variables

Parameters:

• options (Object): Configuration options
  • path (string): Path to .env file. Default: '.env'

Returns:

• Promise<Object>: Object containing:
  • parsed: Parsed environment variables

Features

• ✅ Loads .env files and sets environment variables
• ✅ Parses environment variables from .env files

Example .env File

# Database configuration
DB_HOST=localhost
DB_PORT=5432
DB_NAME=myapp
DB_USER=admin
DB_PASSWORD=secret123

# API Keys
API_KEY=your-api-key-here
SECRET_KEY=your-secret-key

# Feature flags
ENABLE_FEATURE_X=true
ENABLE_FEATURE_Y=false

{
  "parsed": {
    "DB_HOST": "localhost",
    "DB_PORT": "5432",
    ...
  }
}

License

License