toes/docs/ENV.md
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# Environment Variables
Store API keys and secrets outside your app code.
## Using env vars
Access them via `process.env`:
```tsx
const apiKey = process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY
if (!apiKey) throw new Error('Missing OPENAI_API_KEY')
```
Env vars are injected when your app starts. Changing them restarts the app automatically.
## Managing env vars
### CLI
```bash
toes env my-app # list env vars
toes env my-app set KEY value # set a var
toes env my-app set KEY=value # also works
toes env my-app rm KEY # remove a var
```
### Dashboard
The `.env` tool in the tab bar lets you view and edit vars for the selected app. Values are masked until you click Reveal.
## Format
Standard `.env` syntax:
```
OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-...
DATABASE_URL=postgres://localhost/mydb
DEBUG=true
```
Keys are uppercased automatically. Quotes around values are stripped.
## Built-in variables
These are set automatically by Toes — you don't need to configure them:
- `PORT` - assigned port (3001-3100)
- `APPS_DIR` - path to the `/apps` directory
- `DATA_DIR` - per-app data directory (`toes/<app-name>/`) for storing persistent data
- `TOES_URL` - base URL of the Toes server
- `TOES_DIR` - path to the toes config directory