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[SOLVED] How to access global environment variable from function?
I use Bun 1.1 runtime for Functions and I'd like to use the value of a global environment variable that I have set.
In the Starter example, I can see: Bun.env['APPWRITE_FUNCTION_PROJECT_ID']
When I replace the attribute with the global environment variable key I've set on the project, it returns undefined
SOLUTION
- Copy the Global variables key-value pairs from the Project Settings in Appwrite console by clicking Editor
- Paste the key-value pairs into an
.envcreated at the root directory of your Appwrite function in your codebase. This.envfile is not tracked by default - don't update this behaviour!. - Type
appwrite run function, choose your function and you will now observe that your variables are part of your local Dockerised runtime.
TL;DR
Developers were having trouble accessing global environment variables in a local function. The solution is to copy global variables from Appwrite console, paste them into an `.env` file in the project's root directory, and run `appwrite run function`. This allows the variables to be part of the local Dockerised runtime. Clarification: I am attempting to run this function locally. The global env var is hosted in Appwrite console.
Alright, I figured this out. Solution to follow in the next reply.
If you are trying to run a function locally and want to access your global environment variables, the way to do this is to perform the following steps:
- Copy the Global variables key-value pairs from the Project Settings in Appwrite console by clicking Editor
- Paste the key-value pairs into an
.envcreated at the root directory of your Appwrite function in your codebase. This.envfile is not tracked by default - don't update this behaviour!. - Type
appwrite run function, choose your function and you will now observe that your variables are part of your local Dockerised runtime.
[SOLVED] How to access global environment variable from function?
