I have the URI in .env
and .gitignore
. how do i get the database to connect and keep the URI a secret?
Does your .gitignore
include your .env
? That is for your local dev, and shouldn’t be part of your git anyway, right?
Found couple quick articles (on these very forums, interestingly enough) about this. First is about using .env
for sensitive info (and how NOT to send it to github or heroku) and the second about setting up a mongodb for your heroku. Both seem to work hand-in-hand, I think.
heroku config:set
MONGOLAB_URI=mongodb://username:password@ds01316.mlab.com:1316/food
this might do it
THX
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oooo nice find. Best of luck, let us know how it works out (so others who find this thread will find a good resolution).
got it working. i found that solution on one of your links. heroku if full of super handy stuff
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