Installation: No dotenv Installation Required:

As long as you have a .env file placed in the root directory of your project, environment variables will be loaded automatically when you execute a script defined in your package.json file. This eliminates the need for manual installation of the dotenv package. If you want to add any other key to the .env file, make sure you do the same in the env.ts you'll find in the utility folder.

You can access them in any file of your code importing: import { env } from "./utility/env"; Setting up .env file

Create a file named .env in the root directory of your project (usually where your package.json file is). Add key-value pairs: Each line represents a variable. The format is KEY=VALUE. If you want to add any other key to the .env file, make sure you do the same in the env.ts you'll find in the utility folder.

how your .env file should look like:

MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost:"Your port number ex.= 27017, use no quotation mark"/
    
ACCESS_SECRET_TOKEN= Random Key no quotation mark
REFRESH_SECRET_TOKEN= Random Key no quotation mark
    
LOCAL_DBNAME= Template_db_local
DEV_DBNAME= Template_db_dev
PROD_DBNAME= Template_db_prod
    
LOCAL_PORT= "NUMBER for ex.= 3***, use no quotation mark"
DEV_PORT= "NUMBER for ex.= 808*, use no quotation mark"
PROD_PORT= "NUMBER for ex.= 808*, use no quotation mark"

Generating Random Keys

To generate random keys to use as ACCESS/REFRESH TOKEN copy this in your the terminal:

node -e "console.log(require('crypto').randomBytes(64).toString('hex'))"

Initial Setup:

Open a terminal in your project directory and run:

npm install

This command will download and install all the necessary dependencies listed in the package.json file. Transpilation (Run it the first time only):

Transpilation (First Time Only): After the initial installation, run:

npm run tsc

only once to transpile your TypeScript code into JavaScript. This step is only required the first time you set up the project. Running the Server:

From then on, you can use the single command:

npm run server

to both transpile your code and start the server using Nodemon. Nodemon will automatically watch for changes in your TypeScript files and restart the server whenever you make modifications, streamlining your development workflow.

!Remember to delete all the comments in the gitingore file about the .env files!