Unitech / Unitech/pm2

Loading environment variables via .env file

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Description

It would be nice to be able to load environment variables from .env files instead of writing them explicitly into the ecosystem.config.js file. Has this been debated? Is any such development pending?

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Research direction

The issue names ecosystem.config.js and .env files but no implementation files or tests. Start by tracing how PM2 reads ecosystem.config.js and checking for existing configuration tests; done means defining and verifying .env loading behavior without requiring variables to be written explicitly in the ecosystem file.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, node.js
Domain
cli, devops
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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