Utilizing dotenv in payload.config.ts

This was a problem I couldn't find an easy answer to so I figured I would just post it here.

The issue:

Attempting to use

in

results in an error at runtime.

The fix:

- Prefix the environment variable in your .env with

.

- Use the

method of including the dotenv package:

- Invoke dotenv like so

- Access your environment variable like so:

When I do this, there is no build error

there is no js/network error at runtime.

Hope this helps someone in the future!

@jmikrut, we had chatted about this briefly in another prost. Just a heads up in case you're curious where this landed.

I found the answer here and implemented it how I described it above:

.