package-lock.json

@@ -491,6 +491,11 @@
         "is-obj": "^2.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "dotenv": {
+      "version": "8.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-8.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-8sJ78ElpbDJBHNeBzUbUVLsqKdccaa/BXF1uPTw3GrvQTBgrQrtObr2mUrE38vzYd8cEv+m/JBfDLioYcfXoaw=="
+    },
     "duplexer3": {
       "version": "0.1.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/duplexer3/-/duplexer3-0.1.4.tgz",

package.json

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   "main": "index.js",
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
+    "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "pg": "^8.2.1"
   },

src/config.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+require('dotenv').config()
+
 if (!process.env.PORT) {
     console.log("Missing environment variable PORT");
     process.exit(1);