I am getting "undefned value of .env in nodejs. my .env file is on root directory.need help
my code for .env file:-
SECRET_KEY=mynameissuky
my app.js file:-
require('dotenv').config();
console.log(process.env.SECRET_KEY);
installed package - npm i dotenv
In the dotenv documentation, it is shown that the .env file is assumed to be in the current directory.
Path Default:
path.resolve(process.cwd(), '.env')
process.cwd() method returns the current working directory of the Node.js process.
Specify a custom path if your file containing environment variables is located elsewhere.
require('dotenv').config({ path: '/custom/path/to/.env' })
In your case, because your env file is located in the root directory you should specify a custom path for the .env file.
For example, my github.env is placed in the root directory and I use dotenv as following:
require('dotenv').config({path:'github.env'});
.env file to the root directory and check this require('dotenv').config({path:'github.env'});Try this one
const dotenv = require('dotenv').config();
You will get your environment variable for sure.
