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@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ We will need to store passwords, API keys and other kinds of authentication data
We can do so securely by utilising [environmental variables](../Shell_Scripting/Environmental_and_shell_variables.md). We can do so securely by utilising [environmental variables](../Shell_Scripting/Environmental_and_shell_variables.md).
We create a file called `custom-environment-variables` (must be called this) and map a property to an environmental environment we have already set. We create a file called `custom-environment-variables` (must be called this to work with the config package) and map a property to an environmental environment we have already set.
Let's create an environmental variable for a password: Let's create an environmental variable for a password:
```bash ```bash
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"password": "APP_PASSWORD" "password": "APP_PASSWORD"
} }
```
We can then safely reference this value in the course of our normal code:
```js
console.log(config.get('password'))
``` ```