How to use nodemon with .env files?

Question

I am using an .env file to hold environment variables for the server. This works if I run the server with foreman start. But it doesn\'t work with nodemon.

I would

Answer 1

You can get nodemon to directly use the .env with the following command

$: env $(cat .env) nodemon app.js

Be aware that you'll have to restart it if you make changes to .env and it won't like it if there are any spaces in your .env file.