using an enviroment variable for local sequelize configuration

you should change config.json file to a config.js module and make sure to require the dotenv at the very top. require(‘dotenv’).config(); // this is important! module.exports = { “development”: { “username”: process.env.DB_USERNAME, “password”: process.env.DB_PASSWORD, “database”: process.env.DB_DATABASE, “host”: process.env.DB_HOST, “dialect”: “mysql” }, “test”: { “username”: “root”, “password”: null, “database”: “database_test”, “host”: “127.0.0.1”, “dialect”: “mysql” }, “production”: … Read more

How to read Windows environment variable value?

Try using the following: os.getenv(‘MyVar’) From the documentation: os.getenv(varname[, value]) Return the value of the environment variable varname if it exists, or value if it doesn’t. value defaults to None. Availability: most flavors of Unix, Windows So after testing it: >>> import os >>> os.environ[‘MyVar’] = ‘Hello World!’ # set the environment variable ‘MyVar’ to … Read more

Environment variable assignment in Docker Compose – colon way

The documentation itself says both methods are working: You can use either an array or a dictionary. Now let’s forgive Docker for failing to use the proper terminology (an array is actually a sequence in YAML, a dictionary is a mapping) and have a look from the YAML perspective: A mapping is part of the … Read more

How to correctly store connection strings in environment variables for retrieval by production ASP.Net Core MVC applications

There is a typo/wrong value set in your connection variables. Which can be seen in this output you pasted: Variable Value ConnectionStrings:TestDb “Server=TestServer;Database=TestDb;Persist Security Info=True;User ID=TestUser;Password=testpassword;MultipleActiveResultSets=true” This likely happend while setting the variable via $env:ConnectionStrings:MyDb = “””Server=…””” the correct way is to set it without the quotation marks. $env:ConnectionStrings:MyDb = “Server=…” Old answer (for other … Read more

PyCharm not updating with environment variables

When any process get created it inherit the environment variables from it’s parent process (the O.S. itself in your case). if you change the environment variables at the parent level, the child process is not aware of it. PyCharm allows you to change the environment variables from the Run\Debug Configuration window. Run > Edit Configurations … Read more