LAB6_Set environment variables in Netlify

⚒️ Set environment variables in Netlify

Exercise time: ~5 minutes

Objectives

In this step, we will:

• Set environment variables in Netlify for database connectivity in production deployments

We will cover:

1. Set environment variables in Netlify
2. Verify your environment variables

✅ Step 1: Set environment variables in Netlify

✔ Go back to Netlify and navigate to Site settings in the toolbar, then choose Build & deploy from the menu on the left.

✔ Scroll down to the Environment variables section and choose Edit variables.

✔ Click New variable to add each key/value pair, one for each variable listed below.

ASTRA_DB_USERNAME=battle_user
ASTRA_DB_PASSWORD=battle_password1
ASTRA_DB_KEYSPACE=battlestax
ASTRA_DB_ID=[the value you retrieved above from YOUR database]
ASTRA_DB_REGION=[the value you retrieved above from YOUR database]
GAMES_COLLECTION=games

✅ Step 2: Verify your environment variables

You should now have something like:

✔ Once complete click Save and you are good to go.