Practice Using Environment Variables (2.2) - Deployment & Next Steps - Full Stack Web Development Basics
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Using Environment Variables

Practice - Using Environment Variables

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the purpose of using environment variables?

💡 Hint: Think about security and confidentiality.

Question 2 Easy

How do you access an environment variable in Node.js?

💡 Hint: Remember the global object we discussed!

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What does process.env do in Node.js?

Stores user session data
Accesses environment variables
Handles file uploads

💡 Hint: Think about what environment variables are and what they do.

Question 2

True or False: It is safe to hardcode sensitive information like API keys in your code.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider security and best practices in software development.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

You are developing an application that requires changes to the database URL every time you switch between development and production. Design a strategy using environment variables to handle this seamlessly.

💡 Hint: Consider how you would differentiate between your local machine and a server.

Challenge 2 Hard

You encountered a problem where the application can't find the MongoDB database after deployment. Develop a troubleshooting checklist outlining steps to diagnose this issue using environment variables.

💡 Hint: Think about all the potential places an error could arise.

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