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justbetter/dotenv
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Module to overwrite and set environment variables

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Magento 2 DotEnv loader
=======================

[](#magento-2-dotenv-loader)

Adds support for .env configuration files to Magento 2. Variables in the .env file are used to fill in `app/etc/env.php` variables. This file can be added to source control when using this package. I think having more than one environment file is weird.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

Credits to [this package](https://github.com/Pr00xxy/magento2-dotenv) which inspired me to make this package.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

- `composer require justbetter/dotenv`
- Copy the `.env.example` [example file](Example/.env.example) to `app/etc/.env`, or. `.env` and fill in your environment variables.
- Replace the `env.php` with this [one](Example/env.php) and commit it to source control.
- `bin/magento setup:upgrade`

Extending the environments
--------------------------

[](#extending-the-environments)

You can override specific environments with the APP\_ENV variable in the dot env filename. [example](Example/.env.development.example). Copy the file to `app/etc/` and modify for any specified environment.

You can also load additional .env files by defining them in `LOAD_BEFORE` (allowing the values in these files to be overridden) or `LOAD_AFTER` (allowing the values in these files to override all others) with your extra .env files you would like to load.

Disabled the writer to env.php
------------------------------

[](#disabled-the-writer-to-envphp)

Because of the Writer class of magento 2 the `env.php` get rewrited every time. I disabled this functionality because the `env.php` file is not static. The cache types are not reset every time when you run `bin/magento setup:upgrade`.

Compatibility
-------------

[](#compatibility)

The module is tested on Magento version 2.4.x

Ideas, bugs or suggestions?
---------------------------

[](#ideas-bugs-or-suggestions)

Please create a [issue](https://github.com/justbetter/magento2-sentry/issues) or a [pull request](https://github.com/justbetter/magento2-sentry/pulls).

About us
--------

[](#about-us)

We’re a innovative development agency from The Netherlands building awesome websites, webshops and web applications with Laravel and Magento. Check out our website [justbetter.nl](https://justbetter.nl) and our [open source projects](https://github.com/justbetter).

License
-------

[](#license)

[MIT](LICENSE)

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###  Health Score

39

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LowBetter than 85% of packages

Maintenance35

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity30

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity64

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 50% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~296 days

Recently: every ~370 days

Total

6

Last Release

636d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP >=7.0

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