Changing default env file
I like to keep my env vars in
.env but with every npx convex dev it automatically creates a .env.local leading to two env files in my project. Is there any way to configurate the file it creates/reads from?9 Replies
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Going through the source code of convex a bit (
npm-packages/convex/src/cli/lib/envvars.ts:221) looks like the environment file name is based on which Framework you use and it's not configurable. so what you want is not possible
IMO their logic could be improved though, because right now it doesn't really looks for the most .env looking file. So maybe open up an issue?Thanks for taking a look. I guess I'll move mine to .env.local to get around for now, I'm not to fussed about it. But yeah, could definitely be improved
You can use the --env-file arg with convex dev to do this
This arg doesn't create the file or write to it if it exists
For context I'm using https://dotenvx.com/ for my env vars. I'm open to adding a PR to support it + extending the logic for
--env-file creating/writing filesLooked at this more and yeah it doesn't generate the file, it expects it to be populated if you use the flag, and also has some other differences. There isn't a great built in solution for using a different file than .env.local currently. I believe dotenv can merge from multiple files, haven't used dotenvx though. But if it can, I'd maybe parse and merge .env.local in with your main .env vars.
Yeah that's possible with dotenvx but I'd rather not maintain a scattered set of .env files + scripts for them in my repo, so I can help with contributing a solution for the CLI
re this thread, some ideas are being shared on https://github.com/get-convex/convex-backend/pull/193, curious for any other thoughts