.env.local -

require('dotenv').config(); const express = require('express'); const app = express();

.env.local is a file that stores environment-specific variables for your application. It's a variant of the popular .env file, which is used to store environment variables for your project. While .env is typically used to store variables that are shared across multiple environments, .env.local is used to store environment-specific variables that override or complement the variables defined in .env . .env.local

const databaseUrl = process.env.DATABASE_URL; app.use(`/${databaseUrl}`); require('dotenv')

# .env.local.staging DATABASE_URL=postgresql://user:password@staging-host:5432/staging_database const express = require('express')