Default env vars aren't being used on new preview deployments
I'm using Next.js with Convex and Better Auth, deploying through Vercel. Currently trying to set up a preview deployment.
I've set up a bunch of default env vars in the Convex project settings to be used on preview deployments, but when I deploy from Vercel, the convex build push fails because it's missing some env vars, and when I look at the env vars for the new convex preview deployment, it doesn't have any env vars set. Is there anything else I need to set to get the default env vars to show up in new preview deployments? I've scoured the docs / discord but haven't seen anything else.
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Thank you!
Silly question, but can you confirm the project you're deploying is definitely the one with the defaults set? Second, is there any chance this preview deployment was already created before setting the defaults? It wouldn't be affected if so. You can try a new preview deploy from a new branch to confirm this.
Yup I've linked Vercel via the preview deployment key with my project and it deploys to the correct project
I tested with a new branch and that was it, I didn't realize I had to set the default variables before ever deploying from that branch, I had been just redeploying the existing branch, thanks for the help!