diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2d35d3b..2b33c4a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
       "version": "0.1.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@notionhq/client": "^0.2.2",
+        "dotenv": "^16.3.1",
         "next": "^12.0.6",
         "react": "^17.0.2",
         "react-dom": "^17.0.2",
@@ -323,6 +324,17 @@
         "node": ">=0.4.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/dotenv": {
+      "version": "16.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-IPzF4w4/Rd94bA9imS68tZBaYyBWSCE47V1RGuMrB94iyTOIEwRmVL2x/4An+6mETpLrKJ5hQkB8W4kFAadeIQ==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv?sponsor=1"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/form-data": {
       "version": "3.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/form-data/-/form-data-3.0.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ab7a567..3bb1701 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@notionhq/client": "^0.2.2",
+    "dotenv": "^16.3.1",
     "next": "^12.0.6",
     "react": "^17.0.2",
     "react-dom": "^17.0.2",
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 008f5d3..cf51bc6 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 const next = require('next');
-
 const https = require('https');
-
+const dotenv = require('dotenv');
 const fs = require("fs");
 
+// configure environment variables
+dotenv.config();
 const hostname = 'localhost'
 const port = 443
 const dev = process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production'
-
 const app = next({ dev, hostname, port });
-
 const sslLocation = process.env.SSL_LOCATION;
 
 const sslOptions = {
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ const sslOptions = {
   ca: fs.readFileSync(sslLocation + "chain.pem")
 };
 
-const handle = app.getRequestHandler()
+const handle = app.getRequestHandler();
 
 app.prepare().then(() => {
   const server = https.createServer(sslOptions, (req, res) => {