Node.js upgrade adds environment variable config

Node.js 20.6.0, the latest version of the asynchronous, event-driven JavaScript runtime, includes built-in

file support for configuring environment variables.

The update, cited as the “current” version of Node.js and announced September 4, can be downloaded from the project website. With

, Node.js proponents said the configuration file should follow the INI file format, with each line having a key-value pair for an environment variable. To initialize the Node.js application with predefined configurations, developers can use this CLI command:

. In addition, the change for environment variables enables definition of

directly in the

file, eliminating the need to put it in

.

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