How to Set & Use .env Environment Variables in Nuxt.js
A .env or dotenv file is a configuration file of an application. It loads environment variables from a .env file into process.env. In this article, I’m going to show how to set & use it in Nuxt.js.
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Install dotenv Package
To use .env files in Nuxt, we need to install @nuxtjs/dotenv modules. Let’s do this:
npm install @nuxtjs/dotenvThen register the dotenv module to nuxt.config.js file like:
buildModules: [
'@nuxtjs/dotenv'
],Set & Use Variable
Create a .env file at the root of your project directory. Then let’s create a simple variable:
TEST_VARIABLE=Hello MyNotePaperNow we’re able to get the variable in our app like:
console.log(process.env.TEST_VARIABLE);Amazing, it works! ?
Recommendation
In Nuxt v2.13, they introduced runtime config feature. Please try to use environment variables like new method. Have a look at their blog post.
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