# Basic Node and Express - Use the .env File

**URL:** <https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/basic-node-and-express-use-the-env-file/710507>\
**Category:** Curriculum Help\
**Tags:** javascript\
**Created:** [September 11, 2024, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/basic-node-and-express-use-the-env-file/710507 "2024-09-11T20:37:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![hbar1st](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/hbar1st/32/372649_2.png) [@hbar1st](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/hbar1st)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2024, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/basic-node-and-express-use-the-env-file/710507/7 "2024-09-12T16:25:27Z")

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I’ve edited your code for readability. When you enter a code block into a forum post, please precede it with a separate line of three backticks and follow it with a separate line of three backticks to make it easier to read.

You can also use the “preformatted text” tool in the editor (`</>`) to add backticks around text.

 ![Pre-formatted-text](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/original/3X/1/b/1b18854f1059217f29370444396145cc3a0cd8ae.gif)

See [this post](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/forum-code-formatting/25574) to find the backtick on your keyboard.  
**Note:** Backticks (`) are not single quotes (').

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