DATABASE_URL env var not found | AWS Amplify | Page 1

dapper bluff Jul 7, 2023, 6:38 PM

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I followed the docs and guide in my build settings i have

        build:
          commands:
            - echo "DATABASE_URL=$DATABASE_URL" >> .env

and in runtime the var still cant be used in prisma.

I can still access the variable in my nextjs app but the actual .env isnt there.

finite wren Jul 14, 2023, 4:19 PM

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bleak sinew Jul 18, 2023, 4:31 AM

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Hi @dapper bluff 👋 , to make specific environment variables accessible to Next.js, you will need to modify the Amplify build specification file (amplify.yml) to set them in the environment files that Next.js recognizes. An example is outlined here: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amplify/latest/userguide/ssr-environment-variables.html

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dapper bluff Jul 18, 2023, 9:13 AM

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bleak sinew Hi <@294109576121548810> 👋 , to make specific environment variables accessible ...

Hey man i have done this. I can access the env var in the node process as in procces.env.XYZ but im not able to access the .env directly

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