--- title: Environment Variables with Cloud Native Buildpacks lifecycle description: Explains how to configure environment variables when using Cloud Native Buildpacks lifecycle directly in GitLab CI without Docker or pack CLI. The key... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/environment-variables-with-cloud-native-buildpacks-lifecycle-fufogphmy twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Environment Variables with Cloud Native Buildpacks lifecycle | daily.dev og:description: Explains how to configure environment variables when using Cloud Native Buildpacks lifecycle directly in GitLab CI without Docker or pack CLI. The key... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/environment-variables-with-cloud-native-buildpacks-lifecycle-fufogphmy og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/fUFOgpHmY.png og:image:alt: Environment Variables with Cloud Native Buildpacks lifecycle og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Environment Variables with Cloud Native Buildpacks lifecycle **[codecentric](https://daily.dev/sources/codecentric)** · 12 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Explains how to configure environment variables when using Cloud Native Buildpacks lifecycle directly in GitLab CI without Docker or pack CLI. The key technique involves creating individual files for each environment variable in the ~/platform/env directory, where the filename is the variable name and the content is its value. 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