How do I setup the dotenv file in Node.js?

Question

I am trying to use the dotenv NPM package and it is not working for me. I have a file config/config.js with the following content:

Answer 1

I had the same problem and I tried 4 hours to find the fault. In my case, it was bizarre.

When I tried "node app.js", it worked. When I wanted a daemon to start it, it did not work.

How did I solve my problem? I replaced:

var dotenv = require('dotenv');
dotenv.load();

with:

var dotenv = require('dotenv').config({path: path.join(__dirname, '.env')})