CLOUD SETUP

 WE USE CLOUDINARY TO STORE IMAGE FILES.

WE CREATE A .ENV FILE 

DOTENV IS A ZERO DEPENDENCY MODULE THAT LOADS ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES FROM A .env FILE INTO process.env

TO INSTALL : npm i dotenv

TO USE: require("dotenv").config()

THIS DOTENV FILE IS ONLY USED IN DEVELOPMENT PHASE NOT IN PRODUCTION

HENCE WE WRITE

if (process.env.NODE_ENV != "production") {

  require("dotenv").config();

}

.env

SECRET=Hello!!whats up?

app.js

if (process.env.NODE_ENV != "production") {

  require("dotenv").config();

}

console.log(process.env.SECRET);

IN .env WE STORE THE CREDENTIALS OF CLOUDINARY(NO SPACES, NO",")

CLOUD_NAME=dlslfhlpm

CLOUD_API_KEY=******

CLOUD_API_SECRET=-------