Env Plain Text

Env files contain plain text, non-sensitive data. They are safe to commit to version control.

Set Values

You can set the values in

.ufo/env_files/dev.env

RAILS_ENV=development

.ufo/env_files/prod.env

RAILS_ENV=production

To use the values, call the env_files helper.

.ufo/vars/base.rb

@environment = env_files

In the task definition

.ufo/resources/task_definitions/web.yml

environment: @environment

Build the task definition

ufo build

This results in

{
  environment: [{
    name: RAILS_ENV,
    value: development
  }]
}

After deploying, you can use exec into the container to confirm that the RAILS_ENV is available as an env var.

ufo ship
ufo exec

In the container

# echo $RAILS_ENV
development

Env files also supports layering. See Env Files Layering.