Environment Variables

Managing environment variables in Facets.cloud provides a structured way to handle application configurations across different environments. Whether you're migrating from a .env file or a cloud provider's parameter store, here's how to set up your environment variables effectively.

To know more about what are secrets and variables in Facets, Secrets & Variables

Setting Up Your Variables

Migrating Existing Variables

• Review your current .env files or configuration management
• Identify variables that should be project-wide vs resource-specific
• Determine which values need environment-specific overrides

Configuring in Facets

• Add project-wide secrets and variables from "Secrets and Variables" tab in your project. Configure auto-injection for commonly used variables to be used across all resources.
• Navigate to your Service Configuration Tab and add resource-specific variables in "Environment Variables" section or in JSON configuration. Non-auto-injected variables if needed can be aliased in the resource as well.

Managing Sensitive Data

• Use Secrets for sensitive values
• Only define secret keys in the blueprint
• Set actual values at environment level
• Utilise secret manager integration for enhanced security