# ENV Set-Up

#### Environment Variables

Environment variables allow developers to extract sensitive credentials from their source code and to use different configuration variables based on their working environment. Here is an example of a .env file.

```
# database connection 

DATABASE_HOST = 'ENTER YOUR DATABSE HOST NAME'
DATABASE_USER = 'ENTER YOUR DATABSE USER NAME'
DATABASE_PASS = 'ENTER YOUR DATABSE PASSWORD'
DATABASE_NAME = 'ENTER YOUR DATABSE NAME'


# Set it to 'production' or 'development'
ENVIRONMENT = 'development'

# PATH to minical/public folder (for example, http://localhost/minical/public)
PROJECT_URL = 'http://localhost/minical/public'

# PATH to minical/api folder (for example, http://localhost/minical/api)
API_URL = 'http://localhost/minical/api'

# AWS info

AWS_ACCESS_KEY = 'ENTER YOUR AWS ACCESS KEY HERE'
AWS_SECRET_KEY = 'ENTER YOUR AWS SECRET KEY HERE'
AWS_S3_BUCKET = 'ENTER YOUR AWS S3 BUCKET NAME'


# smtp email info

SMTP_USER = 'ENTER YOUR SMTP USER HERE'
SMTP_PASS = 'ENTER YOUR SMTP PASS HERE'


# Capthcha info

RECAPTCHA_SITE_KEY = 'ENTER YOUR RECAPTCHA SITE KEY HERE'
RECAPTCHA_SECRET_KE.Y = 'ENTER YOUR RECAPTCHA SECRET KEY HERE'
```


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