'Environment variable in Node.js (VS Code) is undefined
I am trying to set a environment variable in Windows 10 command line with this command:
set NODE_ENV=production
When I use echo %NODE_ENV%, it is working just fine.
But when I use process.env.NODE_ENV inside VS Code, it is still undefined.
I tried to set this variable inside VS Code command line, but doesn´t work either. This doesn´t work with any environment variable (PORT, etc.)
I also tried to use app.get("env") which is set to development by default. When I set NODE_ENV to something else, it doesn´t work as well.
Do you have any idea, where is the problem? Do I have to configure something somewhere? Thanks for your advice.
Solution 1:[1]
You need to add require('dotenv').config() in your application
Solution 2:[2]
The first thing that pops to my mind is to restart the server. I've forgot about it numerous of times.
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| Solution | Source |
|---|---|
| Solution 1 | Girgetto |
| Solution 2 | Isac Larsson |