/netlify-secrets-demo-app

Demo app which demonstrates how to securely access environment variables using netlify functions in a react application

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Netlify Secrets Demo

This app was created using create-react-app. It is for demonstrating how to store netlify secrets. It is part of the article how to access secret API keys using netlify functions in a react app which was published on freeCodeCamp. It is recommended you run this project while reading through the article to derive maximum benefit from it.

If you have any questions, feel free to open an issue here. I will be more than happy to help.

How to run the app locally

To run the app locally on your machine, follow the steps below:

  1. Fork this project under your own account.

  2. Clone the forked project to your local machine using the command below. Do not forget to replace GITHUB_USER_NAME with your GitHub username.

    git clone https://github.com/GITHUB_USER_NAME/netlify-secrets-demo-app.git

    or

    git clone git@github.com:GITHUB_USER_NAME/netlify-secrets-demo-app.git

  3. Run the command npm install to install dependencies.

  4. Create .env file at the root of the project directory. Copy and paste the contents of example.env file. Set the value of the environment variable REACT_APP_TODO_BASE_URL to "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/todos" for the purpose of this demonstration.

  5. Start the development server by running the command npm start.

License

MIT

Deployment

Netlify Status