https://github.com/mahendran-balaji/setup-env-for-nodejs-project

Setup ENV for nodejs Project
https://github.com/mahendran-balaji/setup-env-for-nodejs-project

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Setup ENV for nodejs Project

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/mahendran-balaji/setup-env-for-nodejs-project
• Owner: Mahendran-Balaji
• Created: 2023-07-22T19:00:48.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2023-07-23T18:35:27.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-14T22:08:52.071Z (about 2 months ago)
• Topics: dotenv, nodejs
• Language: JavaScript
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• Size: 9.77 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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## Setup .env for Node JS project

Step 1: Setup new npm package

```bash

  npm init

```

Step 2 : Install the following package: dotenv

```bash

 npm install dotenv

```

Step 3: Create a new .env file in the root directory

Step 4: Add Following Code into the .env file

```javascript

PORT_NUMBER=3000

```

Step 5 : To create index.js file add following code

```javascript

const path = require('path');

const express = require("express");

const app = express();

const dotenv = require("dotenv").config({path:path.resolve('.env')});

const env = dotenv.parsed;

const portNumber = env.PORT_NUMBER;

app.get("/", (req, res) => {

  res.send("Hello Friends!");

});

app.listen(portNumber, () => {

  console.log(`Example app listening on port ${portNumber}!`);

});

```

Step 6: Run the application

```bash

  node index.js

```

## Author

- [@Mahendran-Balaji](https://github.com/Mahendran-Balaji/)