# Posts by tag 'config' — Liran Tal

AI security researcher, open-source maintainer, and author. Explore Liran Tal’s blog, research papers, developer tools, books, and conference talks.

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Oct 31, 2023 8 min read

### Best Practices for Bootstrapping a Node.js Application Configuration

Follow these best practices to bootstrap a Node.js application configuration in a robust and maintainable way using env-schema.](/blog/best-practices-for-bootstrapping-a-node-js-application-configuration)

*   [config](/tag/config)
*   [dotenv](/tag/dotenv)
*   [.env](/tag/env)
*   [nodejs](/tag/nodejs)
*   [env-schema](/tag/env-schema)

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Oct 1, 2023 13 min read

### Environment variables and configuration anti patterns in Node.js applications

Every Node.js application needs configuration management, but there are many ways to do it. You might have heard about \`.env\` files, and packages like dotenv, convict, env-schema so let's explore the different configuration patterns and how to use them.](/blog/environment-variables-configuration-anti-patterns-node-js-applications)

*   [config](/tag/config)
*   [dotenv](/tag/dotenv)
*   [.env](/tag/env)
*   [nodejs](/tag/nodejs)