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Best way to store DB config in Node.Js / Express app

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What would be the best way to store DB config (username, password) in an open source app that runs on node.js / Express? Two specific questions:

Shall I put it into a separate config.js file in /lib folder, for example, and never include it into the master repository that is publicly available on GitHub?

To inlcude the config, is it as simple as require('./config.js') from the file that needs it or is there a better way of doing it?

PS sorry if the questions seem a bit simple or not so well formulated, but I'm just starting :)

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answered 10 Years ago tomas · Accepted Answer

Not sure whether this is the best practice, but personally I have a config.json file where I store my db connection information. Then I do the following:

// options.js

var fs = require('fs'),

configPath = './config.json';

var parsed = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(configPath, 'UTF-8'));

exports.storageConfig=  parsed;

Then from a different file I do the following:

var options = require('./options');



var loginData = {

        host: options.storageConfig.HOST,

        user: options.storageConfig.user,

        password: options.storageConfig.password

};