How to use nodemon with .env files?

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node ninja picture node ninja · May 12, 2012 · Viewed 22.5k times · Source

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 like to use nodemon instead because it restarts automatically when you modify the server. How can I get nodemon to work with .env files?

Answer

Danilo Cabello picture Danilo Cabello · May 28, 2012

I have a production Procfile with:

web: node web.js

So I have created a Procfile_dev file with:

web: nodemon web.js

And when I am at development environment I run:

$ foreman start -f Procfile_dev

It works like a charm and doesn't affect production.

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