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Even though .env.default.local is not committed, there. A local file on a laptop can be stolen, backed up, or exposed. Use a secrets manager (Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, 1Password CLI) for sensitive values.

The primary goal of this feature is to allow developers to set "sane defaults" for their specific local machine while still allowing a standard .env.local to take final precedence. .env.default.local

By using .env.default.local and .env.local files, you can keep your API key secure and separate from your version-controlled configuration. Even though

The .env.default.local file serves as a . In most environment loading libraries (such as dotenv in Node.js or python-dotenv ), the .local suffix signifies a file that should override the default settings but remain excluded from version control (via .gitignore ). The primary goal of this feature is to