Built-in .env Files Support Starting from Node.js v20.6.0

Опубликовано: 23 Июль 2026
на канале: Numerica Ideas
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A long-awaited feature amongst NodeJS developers. Finally, starting from Node.js v20.6.0, Node.js supports .env files for configuring environment variables. A video by Orléando Dassi ✅

We used to plug in third-party dependencies for that same need, the most notable one is dotenv.

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======= CHAPTERS ⏱️ =======
00:00 - Context
00:34 - NodeJS Demo Project
03:09 - Multi-environment (many .env files)

Bonus:
Command: node --env-file=.env index.js

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