Manage NodeJS Enviroment Variables - Simple & Secure
Dont know how to manage enviroment variables for your NodeJS project ? This is a simple way to do it.
Why to Use ?
- with Just Two Enviroment variables
EV_AID & EV_KEY you can access all required env variables.
- No need to Store any env variables in your codebase or CI/CD pipeline.
- access from Web or VS Code extension.
Installation in NodeJS Project
To inject env variables into your Node.js application, you need to install the envvaults package from npm: link
npm install envvaults
Usage
const envvaults = require("envvaults");
await envvaults.load();
envvaults.load()
The load function fetches environment variables from the Env Vaults API and loads them into your Node.js environment using the dotenv package.
Requires proccess.env to have two variables already set:
process.env.EV_AID => account ID can be found in Settings on app.envvaults.comprocess.env.EV_KEY => this is secret key of vault
with these two variables, this package will fetch all the variables from vault and set them in process.env
NOTE : dont pass any arguments to load() function
Example:
//starting point of your application
const envvaults = require("envvaults");
async function main() {
try {
await envvaults.load();
const express = require("express");
const mongoose = require("mongoose");
// Your application logic here
} catch (error) {
console.error(error);
}
}
main();
Configuration
Environment Variables
To configure this package, you need to set the following environment variables in your .env file:
EV_AID: Your Env Vaults Account ID.EV_KEY: Your Env Vaults Key.
Error Handling
- If AID or KEY is missing in the
.env file, a warning message is logged.
- If there is an error during the HTTPS request or the response does not contain the expected data, an error message is logged.
License
This package is licensed under the MIT License.
