Access env variables in node js app when using gitlab ci cd pipeline

Question

I am using gitlab ci cd pipe line to deploy my application to ubuntu server. I have different .env file for local and for dev env and its not a part of git repo (included in gitignore) how to get env variables in my app when deployed to ubuntu server

my gitlab-ci.yml

stages:
     - deploy
cache:
  paths:
    - node_modules/
deploy:
    stage: deploy
    script:
      - npm install
      - sudo pm2 delete lknodeapi || true
      - sudo pm2 start server.js --name lknodeapi
  

Kerns

Does this answer your question? How do I add a .env file in gitlab ci during deployment stage? – Turbulent

Answer 1

I guess you are looking for this -Create Variables Gitlab.You can create your environment variables in the ui and then change your gitlab-ci.yml like below

stages:
     - deploy
cache:
  paths:
    - node_modules/
deploy:
    stage: deploy
    script:
      - echo "NGINX_REPO_KEY"=$NGINX_REPO_KEY >> ".env"
      - npm install
      - sudo pm2 delete lknodeapi || true
      - sudo pm2 start server.js --name lknodeapi

This will create a .env file in root folder and put your variables in it.

Heavyladen

Hi, I really need help with pm2. So i did everything as every tutorial suggests. my pm2 status is active and online, i also did the pm2 startup part but still my app is not working. When i stop pm2 and run node index.js my app works. Why is pm2 not working? – Licht

pls check for logs ,sudo pm2 logs @Licht – Heavyladen

@Shubh i am not getting any errors, PM2 | 2021-01-27T06:47:04: PM2 log: --- New PM2 Daemon started ---------------------------------------------------- PM2 | 2021-01-27T06:47:04: PM2 log: Time : Wed Jan 27 2021 06:47:04 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) PM2 | 2021-01-27T06:47:04: PM2 log: PM2 version : 4.5.1 PM2 | 2021-01-27T06:47:04: PM2 log: Node.js version : 12.20.1 – Licht

can't say anything about it then – Heavyladen

My data from my database is not getting loaded for some reason, its working with when i start the app with node but not with pm2 – Licht

Please post a separate question with all the details and tag me @Licht – Heavyladen

ok thank you, what files should i include in my question default.conf and nginx.conf? – Licht