Setting up the .env file and Git Ignore File

Setting up the .env file

Previously, we discussed what the .env (environmental variables) file is all about. To recap, it’s a text file that contains credentials we want to keep secret and secure.

For our use case, three items are kept in the .env file:

• MONGO_URL: Mongo DB Atlas URL secret

• JWT_SECRET_KEY: JSON web token secret key

• PORT: Local port