--- title: "Using Environment Variables in React App" url: https://daily.dev/posts/using-environment-variables-in-react-app-incnv-lqf source_url: https://towardsdev.com/using-environment-variables-in-react-app-fdd3b5c553bb?source=rss----a648dc4ecb66---4 type: article source: "Towards Dev" published: 2022-05-04T07:09:24.183Z updated: 2022-05-04T07:09:24.184Z tags: ["react"] reading_time: 2 upvotes: 13 comments: 2 language: 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. # Using Environment Variables in React App **[Towards Dev](https://daily.dev/sources/towardsdev)** 路 2 min read 路 13 upvotes 路 2 comments ## Summary Dotenv is a zero-dependency module that loads environment variables from a .env file into process.env . Storing configuration in the environment separate from code is based on The Twelve-Factor App methodology. Never store any secrets in your React App, meaning that environment variables are embbed into React App and anyone can view them. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@abc0xmattyic333** 路 0 upvotes > thanks 馃檹馃徏 for the read鉂楋笍 **@kliton** 路 0 upvotes > Great ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don鈥檛 just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) 路 CNCF 路 0 upvotes 路 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) 路 CNCF 路 1 upvotes 路 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) 路 CNCF 路 0 upvotes 路 0 comments --- Tags: [#react](https://daily.dev/tags/react) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/using-environment-variables-in-react-app-incnv-lqf)