dotenv.net 1.0.0

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dotnet add package dotenv.net --version 1.0.0

NuGet\Install-Package dotenv.net -Version 1.0.0

This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package.

<PackageReference Include="dotenv.net" Version="1.0.0" />

For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package.

<PackageVersion Include="dotenv.net" Version="1.0.0" />
                    

                            Directory.Packages.props

<PackageReference Include="dotenv.net" />
                    

                            Project file

For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package.

paket add dotenv.net --version 1.0.0

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#r "nuget: dotenv.net, 1.0.0"

#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package.

#:package dotenv.net@1.0.0

#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package.

#addin nuget:?package=dotenv.net&version=1.0.0
                    

                            Install as a Cake Addin

#tool nuget:?package=dotenv.net&version=1.0.0
                    

                            Install as a Cake Tool

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dotenv.net

dotenv.net is a zero-dependency module that loads environment variables from a .env file into Environment.

Usage

First install the library as a dependency in your application from nuget

Install-Package dotenv.net

dotnet add package dotenv.net

or for paket

paket add dotenv.net

Create a file with no filename and an extension of .env. Add the file to the root of your project. Set the file Copy To Output Directory to Always.

A sample .env file would look like this:

DB_HOST=localhost
DB_USER=root
DB_PASS=s1mpl3

in the Startup.cs file or as early as possible in your code add the following:

using DotEnv;


...


DotEnv.Config();

the values saved in your .env file would be avaibale in your application and can be accessed via

Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("DB_HOST"); // would output 'localhost'

Options

ThrowError

Default: true

You can specify if you want the library to error out if any issue arises or fail silently.

DotEnv.Config(false); //fails silently

Path

Default: .env

You can specify a custom path if your file containing environment variables is named or located differently.

DotEnv.Config(true, "/custom/path/to/your/env/vars");

Encoding

Default: Encoding.Default

You may specify the encoding of your file containing environment variables using this option.

DotEnv.Config(true, ".env", Encoding.Unicode);

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.NET Core	netcoreapp2.0 was computed. netcoreapp2.1 was computed. netcoreapp2.2 was computed. netcoreapp3.0 was computed. netcoreapp3.1 was computed.
.NET Standard	netstandard2.0 is compatible. netstandard2.1 was computed.
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Version	Downloads	Last Updated
4.0.0	4,927	7/11/2025
3.2.1	723,218	9/21/2024
3.2.0	297,614	6/22/2024
3.1.3	806,211	11/5/2023
3.1.2	2,560,976	11/25/2022
3.1.1	783,280	10/11/2021
3.1.0	119,016	7/11/2021
3.0.0	453,896	3/19/2021
2.1.3	221,887	1/18/2021
2.1.1	186,623	5/26/2020
2.1.0	132,315	4/1/2020
2.0.1	2,002	3/27/2020
2.0.0	1,633	3/25/2020
1.0.6	412,073	6/29/2019
1.0.5	1,406	6/27/2019
1.0.4	121,407	10/21/2018
1.0.3	26,910	2/17/2018
1.0.2	1,845	1/15/2018
1.0.1	2,035	12/31/2017
1.0.0	9,878	11/22/2017

Initial release