--- title: Node.js 20.6.0: Say Goodbye to 'dotenv' | daily.dev description: Node.js 20.6.0: Say Goodbye to 'dotenv' - DEV Community Unveiling.0. The new version has built-in support for.env files. This means you don't need to rely on... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/node-js-20-6-0-say-goodbye-to-dotenv--frokm7y6q twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Node.js 20.6.0: Say Goodbye to 'dotenv' | daily.dev og:description: Node.js 20.6.0: Say Goodbye to 'dotenv' - DEV Community Unveiling.0. The new version has built-in support for.env files. 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Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@pixidream** · 10 upvotes > bun: you don't need dotenv > node: wait a minute **@thoraxcrashandburn** · 9 upvotes > One package less to install. **@dharmax** · 6 upvotes > This is nice, yes, but not a big deal, really... **@santosism** · 2 upvotes > Off of graduating a software engineering bootcamp where I always ran into issues remembering dotenv installation and configuring, this sounds great **@bradscript** · 1 upvotes > I think it is generally recommended to only use dotenv/.env files for development, at least for nodejs. > > For production, use your service or your operating system's environment variable store. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#react](https://daily.dev/tags/react), [#webdev](https://daily.dev/tags/webdev), [#javascript](https://daily.dev/tags/javascript) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/node-js-20-6-0-say-goodbye-to-dotenv--frokm7y6q) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Node.js 20.6.0: Say Goodbye to 'dotenv'","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/node-js-20-6-0-say-goodbye-to-dotenv--frokm7y6q","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/node-js-20-6-0-say-goodbye-to-dotenv--frokm7y6q"},"datePublished":"2023-09-10T08:07:09.145Z","dateModified":"2023-09-10T08:07:07.106Z","description":"Node.js 20.6.0: Say Goodbye to 'dotenv' - DEV Community Unveiling.0. 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