"No .env.local file found, using system environment variables" // Access variables using the standard os package port := os.Getenv( ) dbURL := os.Getenv( ) fmt.Printf( "Server starting on port %s...\n" , port) fmt.Printf( "Connecting to database at %s\n" , dbURL)
Enter – a lightweight, local-first environment file pattern that works beautifully with Go’s os.Getenv and popular packages like joho/godotenv . .env.go.local
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fmt.Printf("Connecting to DB at: %s\n", dbHost) fmt.Printf("Password is: %s\n", dbPassword) dbURL) Enter – a lightweight
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fmt.Printf("Starting server on port %s with DB user: %s\n", port, dbUser)