Placement of .env file and linkage not working in 2-begin

[AlekseiSaunders]

Using require('dotenv').config() as indicated in Chapter-2 did not work for me when .env file was placed in Root directory.
Needed to supply path in config() as so:
dotenv.config({ path: '../../.env' });
required dotenv in separate line as so:
const dotenv = require('dotenv'); - although don't know if it is necessary to split this and config.

[klyburke]

@AlekseiSaunders Thanks for noting.

When you say "root directory", do you mean that your .env file is in the main builderbook folder, in the builderbook/book folder, or in the builderbook/book/2-begin (or 2-end) folder?

We set up the code to have a .env file within each of the begin and end folders. Try putting a copy of your .env file directly in your 2-begin or 2-end folder, then see if require('dotenv').config() works as expected.

[AlekseiSaunders]

Ah, gotcha. I thought 'root' was referring to the /builderbook folder. Moving it to the associated #-begin does work as expected. Thanks for the clarification. Alex

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[klyburke]

You're welcome!