DB_HOST=localhost DB_PORT=5432 DB_USER=postgres DB_PASSWORD=your_local_password_here DB_NAME=my_app_db # Security & Secrets
var Config = struct Port string
To run your application with .env.go.local active: .env.go.local
Here is how you can write a robust loader that prioritizes your local file but falls back to the standard .env . .env.go.local
The search results popped up. There, buried in a utility file called env_loader.go that a junior developer—recently let go—had written three months ago, was a function. .env.go.local
JWT_SECRET=your_super_secret_local_key_here API_KEY_THIRD_PARTY=abc123_local_only_key # Service URLs