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Navigating Environment Variables: Why .env.local.production Matters

7. Summary

.env.local.production is a file that stores environment-specific variables for a production environment. It's a variation of the popular .env file, which is used to store environment variables for local development. The .local and .production suffixes indicate that this file is specific to the local production environment. .env.local.production

Best practices for using .env.local.production

Example .env.production (Committed to Git):

In a Next.js application, if you run next build , the framework will look for .env.production . If it finds .env.local.production , it will load those values and let them overwrite any conflicting keys in .env.production . NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=https://myapp.com LOG_LEVEL=info Use code with caution. Example .env.local.production (On the Server): Navigating Environment Variables: Why