The latest articles on DEV Community by Blacksheep (@02). https://dev.to/02 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F445748%2F634d78c9-826e-4314-9f17-1e8a0ebb0210.png https://dev.to/02 en Blacksheep Sun, 29 Nov 2020 14:07:43 +0000 https://dev.to/02/how-to-set-up-environment-variables-in-linux-machine-47l2 https://dev.to/02/how-to-set-up-environment-variables-in-linux-machine-47l2 <p>If you ever took a tutorial on Node.Js you will often here instructors saying listen the server to the <code>process.env.PORT</code> but where is this PORT thing.</p> <p>In this video i show you quickly how to setup your own environment variables, step by step</p> <ol> <li>Edit the <code>/etc/environment</code> file with <code>sudo</code> privileges.</li> <li>Add your variable name without any space in be between like this <code>name="me"</code> </li> <li>Reboot the system</li> <li>You can now use that environment variable.</li> </ol>