vue not loading env variables
To load environment variables in a Vue application, you can follow the steps outlined below:
Step 1: Install the dotenv package
- Install the dotenv
package by running the following command in your Vue project's root directory:
npm install dotenv
Step 2: Create a .env
file
- Create a new file named .env
in the root directory of your Vue project.
- Inside the .env
file, define your environment variables in the KEY=VALUE
format.
VUE_APP_API_KEY=your_api_key
VUE_APP_BASE_URL=https://example.com
Step 3: Configure Vue to use environment variables
- In your Vue project's configuration file (vue.config.js
or nuxt.config.js
), add the following code:
```javascript
require('dotenv').config();
module.exports = { // ... // other configuration options // ... publicPath: process.env.VUE_APP_BASE_URL, // ... // other configuration options // ... }; ```
Step 4: Access environment variables in your Vue components
- To access the environment variables in your Vue components, you can use the process.env
object.
- For example, if you have defined VUE_APP_API_KEY
in your .env
file, you can access it in your component as follows:
javascript
const apiKey = process.env.VUE_APP_API_KEY;
That's it! Now your Vue application should be able to load and access the defined environment variables. Make sure to restart your development server after making changes to the .env
file.