Notes about Full Stack development and DevOps
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Create project folder
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Install packages inside folder:
npm install <package name>
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Make sure
node_modules
folder is added to.gitignore
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Setup
.env
inside folder(required if using any secrets):npm install dotenv
- create
.env
file (add it to.gitignore
!) - Add secrets/ keys/ environment variables in following format. (No need to add "" around values)
API_KEY=12345 USERNAME=test12345 PASSWORD=34%$76
- To use the variables in projects like below:
//dotenv packages loads the data in .env file into the process.evn object(available by default in js) //import the dotenv into the file require("dotenv").config(); //use the variables console.log(process.env.USERNAME);