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Environment Variables with Docker-compose

Discover how to securely manage environment variables with Docker Compose to protect sensitive information. Learn to use .env files and env_file options while understanding variable precedence to avoid conflicts in multi-service Docker applications.

Currently, we have included our database credentials in the code itself. But in production systems and an ideal development workflow, it is not advised to add such critical information in the code.

Clone the project using git clone https://github.com/venky8283/Docker.git

Type git checkout 6e24a37faa2e1bd3401c77b2951f995f410b3d35 to get to the code used in the lesson. ...