---
title: Environment Variables .env with Node.js
slug: environment-variables-env-with-node-js
published_at: 2021-01-14 08:00:28 +0000
updated_at: 2023-01-30 22:51:06 +0000
summary: 
description: In this edition of Stripe Developer Office Hours, follow along as CJ Avilla walks through the fundamentals of managing environment variables with .env.  ## Resources  - https://www.npmjs.com/package/dotenv  ## Table of contents  1:18 Setting environment variables with export 2:25 Create .env file 2:55 Using .env with Stripe Samples 4:59 Using .env with Node.js  ## Presenter  CJ Avilla, Developer Advocate at Stripe - https://twitter.com/cjav_dev  ### Support  If you have a question, please feel free to reach out to our support team on Discord at https://stripe.com/go/developer-chat.  ### Updates  Sign up to stay updated with developer news: https://go.stripe.global/dev-digest  ### Feedback  If you have any feedback about this or other episodes, let us know: https://forms.gle/VjNqzRhotM2snYo88. #Stripe #Payments
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author: CJ Avilla
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# Environment Variables .env with Node.js

*Published: January 14, 2021*
*Views: 8285*

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## Description

In this edition of Stripe Developer Office Hours, follow along as CJ Avilla walks through the fundamentals of managing environment variables with .env.

## Resources

- https://www.npmjs.com/package/dotenv

## Table of contents

1:18 Setting environment variables with export
2:25 Create .env file
2:55 Using .env with Stripe Samples
4:59 Using .env with Node.js

## Presenter

CJ Avilla, Developer Advocate at Stripe - https://twitter.com/cjav_dev

### Support

If you have a question, please feel free to reach out to our support team on Discord at https://stripe.com/go/developer-chat.

### Updates

Sign up to stay updated with developer news: https://go.stripe.global/dev-digest

### Feedback

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#Stripe #Payments


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