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How do you securely set a database password in Strapi?

Jayant Mandal . Oct 08, 2024

A:

To securely set a database password in Strapi, follow the steps given below: 

Make sure you use environment variables for storing sensitive information. In Strapi, this is done through ‘.env’ files 

In your Strapi project root, create a ‘.env’ file if it doesn’t exist 

Add the following line to store the password securely:

In the

config/database.js

file, reference the environment variable like this:

After making changes, restart your Strapi app for the new settings to take effect.

Oct 08, 2024

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