.env.local.production _top_ [LEGIT - 2024]

const nodeEnv = process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development';

While it may seem like another layer of complexity in an already crowded configuration folder, .env.local.production .env.local.production

This file allows you to simulate a production environment without touching real production secrets. const nodeEnv = process

If .env.production.local feels risky or insufficient: const nodeEnv = process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development'

.env.local.production is a technically valid filename, it is unconventional