Why ENV Variables are no Good Anymore
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The use of.env files for application config and secret management started increasing around 2013 and looking back,.env files have become quite inevitable and have been largely used in development since then. The major benefits of using an.env files are as follows: These files live on your local machine, which means there’s no network connection required for fetching or updating your secrets or environment variables. The storage is simple and straightforward and thus, there are minimal chances of any error while adding a new secret.