Node.js: Handle secrets

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When working with staging and production environments, it’s essential to manage secrets such as tokens or passwords securely. Instead of storing secrets in your repository, use environment variables for added security.

You can add environment variables in the Stackhero dashboard and access them in your Node.js code. For example, if you define a variable named mySecret, you can access it in your app like this:

process.env.mySecret

Continue reading this guide

  1. Read the full guide: Getting started
    Learn how to quickly and securely deploy a Node.js service on Stackhero
  2. Start a Node.js service
  3. Prerequisites
  4. Configure your service
  5. Clone the example
  6. Configure the remote repository server
  7. Deploy your Node.js application
  8. Deploy an existing application
  9. Handle error "failed to push some refs to '[...]'"
  10. Handle error "src refspec main does not match any"
  11. Handle error "Everything up-to-date" when pushing
  12. Deploy a branch other than main
  13. Deploy a tag
  14. Roll back or deploy a specific commit
  15. Deploy to multiple environments
  16. Save your SSH private key password in the macOS keychain
  17. Open other network ports
  18. Store files
  19. Graceful shutdown
  20. Run your code on multiple CPU cores

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