Glossary Term General

Environment variable (.env)

Configuration values (often secrets) set outside your code.

#security #devops

Matt's analogy

“Secret sticky notes kept in a locked drawer. ”

A line-drawn illustration for Environment variable (.env).

Where this shows up on the site

Blog post

Supabase, Mattsplained

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