Creating .env file on deploy
mk0y
HOBBYOP

a year ago

Hi!
Is it possible to create .env file instead of using system environment variables from the UI?

22 Replies

mk0y
HOBBYOP

a year ago

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brody
EMPLOYEE

a year ago

may I ask the usecase?

mk0y
HOBBYOP

a year ago

In Next.js they use .env only https://nextjs.org/docs/app/building-your-application/configuring/environment-variables
when i export it locally i'm getting

error:   Missing "DATABASE_URL" inside the .env file. The value is required to connect to the PostgreSQL server

It's irrelevant to Railway, but only asking if we can use .env files at Railway

brody
EMPLOYEE

a year ago

I assure you next does not only use .env files

mk0y
HOBBYOP

a year ago

It's actually medusajs, https://docs.medusajs.com/learn/advanced-development/environment-variables, but i'm getting that error, i'm sure i have it exported DATABASE_URL

brody
EMPLOYEE

a year ago

are you using a Dockerfile?

mk0y
HOBBYOP

a year ago

medusa is built on top of next

mk0y
HOBBYOP

a year ago

no i'm not using docker

brody
EMPLOYEE

a year ago

then I would recommend fixing your project configurations so that you are not limiting yourself to .env files

mk0y
HOBBYOP

a year ago

This is where they load envs

const { QUOTE_MODULE } = require("./src/modules/quote");
const { loadEnv, defineConfig, Modules } = require("@medusajs/framework/utils");

loadEnv(process.env.NODE_ENV, process.cwd());

module.exports = defineConfig({
  projectConfig: {
    databaseUrl: process.env.DATABASE_URL,
    http: {
      storeCors: process.env.STORE_CORS,
      adminCors: process.env.ADMIN_CORS,
      authCors: process.env.AUTH_CORS,
      jwtSecret: process.env.JWT_SECRET || "supersecret",
      cookieSecret: process.env.COOKIE_SECRET || "supersecret",
    },
  },
  modules: {
    companyModuleService: {
      resolve: "./modules/company",
    },
    [QUOTE_MODULE]: {
      resolve: "./modules/quote",
    },
    [Modules.CACHE]: {
      resolve: "@medusajs/medusa/cache-inmemory",
    },
    [Modules.WORKFLOW_ENGINE]: {
      resolve: "@medusajs/medusa/workflow-engine-inmemory",
    },
  },
});
mk0y
HOBBYOP

a year ago

but its not there

mk0y
HOBBYOP

a year ago

ok

mk0y
HOBBYOP

a year ago

thanks

brody
EMPLOYEE

a year ago

are you using turbo?

mk0y
HOBBYOP

a year ago

No just yarn

mk0y
HOBBYOP

a year ago

    "setup-db": "cd ./apps/backend && npx medusa db:create --no-interactive && npx medusa db:migrate",

yarn run setup-db

brody
EMPLOYEE

a year ago

have you deployed the changes after adding the variable to your Railway service

mk0y
HOBBYOP

a year ago

No i haven't, currently i'm looking if i can use .env file instead, because with env file envs load, using export they don't

brody
EMPLOYEE

a year ago

try using service variables please

francisco-vivas
FREE

6 months ago

I try use service variables in a MedusaJS project but the same error is still present — Missing "DATABASE_URL" inside the .env file. The value is required to connect to the PostgreSQL server

fra
HOBBYTop 10% Contributor

6 months ago

can you try skipping loadEnv(process.env.NODE_ENV, process.cwd()); it process.env.NODE_ENV===production ? and also can you double checkout you don't have any .env file in your repo?

fra

can you try skipping loadEnv(process.env.NODE_ENV, process.cwd()); it process.env.NODE_ENV===production ? and also can you double checkout you don't have any .env file in your repo?

venturero
FREE

4 months ago

then how can he add API keys? I want to create a project with OpenAI API keys.

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