Dotenv multiline variables

Question

I'm using dotenv.

A Ruby gem to load environment variables from .env.

Is it possible to have multiline variables in my .env file?

e.g.

SOMETHING_CERTIFICATE="-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- JSDFALDAFSSKLABVCXZLV2314IH4IHDFG9AYDF9DSSDF82QWEIWFHDSSD8SADF0= -----END CERTIFICATE-----" 

^ having the above just throws an error on that middle line, as if it's not part of the string and I'm trying to create an improperly formatted variable.

Answer 1

Did you try reading the documentation?

Multi-line values

If you need multiline variables, for example private keys, you can double quote strings and use the \n character for newlines:

PRIVATE_KEY="-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----\nHkVN9…\n-----END DSA PRIVATE KEY-----\n"