Environment Variables
Discover how to leverage environment variables in dbt projects to securely manage configuration values and secrets. Learn to set variables with the correct prefixes and reference them using the env_var function, enabling dynamic and secure profiles setups.
An environment variable is a value that users can set outside of the code file and that can be accessed by the program. Environment variables are often created by users who want to share a program without sharing the secrets they use.
In dbt projects, environment variables can also be accessed. They are often used to set up connections in the profiles.yml file.