Dinou

Environment Variables

Manage secrets and configuration securely with environment variables in Dinou.

🔐 Environment Variables (`.env`)

Dinou automatically loads environment variables from a .env file for server-side code.

# .env
API_SECRET=my_secret_value
DB_HOST=localhost
DATABASE_URL=postgresql://user:pass@localhost:5432/db

Security Best Practices

Secure Your Variables

Always add .env to your .gitignore
Use different .env files for development, staging, and production
Never commit secrets or API keys to version control

Access & Usage

Where They Work

Available in Server Components, Server Functions, and getProps. Not accessible in Client Components for security.

Runtime Access

Use process.env.VARIABLE_NAME in server-side code. Variables are injected at runtime.