The .env is a special file that is not part of the sample module, but is important for use in your Adobe Developer App Builder application. This file contains secrets and other information. Avoid committing this file to any code repository.

Who is this video for?

Developers new to Adobe Commerce with limited experience using Adobe App Builder who wants to learn about the .env file.

Video content

Introduction to the .env file and its purpose
How to generate the .env file
How to append the file to add new secrets
Avoid committing this file because it contains sensitive information

Code Sample

# Specify your secrets here
# The .env file must not be committed to source control
## Adobe I/O Runtime credentials
AIO_runtime_auth=abcd1234-aaa-bbb-ccc-12345:Abcdd12345asdfadsfadsfee2323232323232
AIO_runtime_namespace=12345-someworkspace-stage
AIO_runtime_apihost=https://adobeioruntime.net
## Adobe I/O Console service account credentials (JWT) Api Key
SERVICE_API_KEY=

# You can include some commerce OAUTH credentials too, our sample module will use this
#COMMERCE_BASE_URL=https://somecommercewebsite.com/
#COMMERCE_CONSUMER_KEY=abcebdme5bvafnemk0mdeeiyfq123
#COMMERCE_CONSUMER_SECRET=ffff86sqws3pss5hhuofiqgq4t04rrr11
#COMMERCE_ACCESS_TOKEN=gdddfccronj098r4m04zyq773s5o64
#COMMERCE_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET=ggg7nb19jhr5gi9jzfan9ggzipe8yrus

You can see these static values being used in the sample module in file actions/commerce.index.js.

        const oauth = getCommerceOauthClient(
            {
                url: params.COMMERCE_BASE_URL,
                consumerKey: params.COMMERCE_CONSUMER_KEY,
                consumerSecret: params.COMMERCE_CONSUMER_SECRET,
                accessToken: params.COMMERCE_ACCESS_TOKEN,
                accessTokenSecret: params.COMMERCE_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET
            },
            logger
        )