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Preparing our app for deployment: Replacing hard-coded URLs with environment variables
Preparing our app for deployment: Replacing hard-coded URLs with environment variables
Replace hard-coded URLs with environment variables before deployment. Learn why localhost references will break your production app and how to use dynamic URLs that work across all environments.
Deployment
Learning Highlights
- 0:12
Learn how to replace hard-coded URLs with environment variables to prepare your application for deployment across different environments.
- 0:56
Understanding why separate .env files for frontend and backend are essential, with localhost:3000 for frontend and localhost:5001 for API during development.
- 1:44
The key to seamless deployment lies in configuring environment variables so platforms like Heroku and Netlify automatically use production domains instead of localhost URLs.
- 3:27
How to validate environment variable implementation by testing the complete user flow, including payment processing, to ensure proper configuration before deployment.
