# .env.development.local DATABASE_URL=postgresql://localhost:5432/mydb STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=sk_test_1234567890 API_PORT=5000 Use code with caution. Step 4: Accessing the Variables in Code
She hadn't touched it in months. It was considered dirty — local-only, never committed, full of experimental keys and mock services. A file with no dignity. The technical equivalent of a sticky note on a server rack. .env.development.local
Create a file named .env.example (which is committed to Git) containing the keys but leaving the values blank or filled with placeholder text: .env.development.local
Suppose you have three files in your project root: .env.development.local