https://www.sivalabs.in/categories/spring-boot/Recent content in Spring Boot on SivaLabsHugoenWed, 02 Sep 2026 09:43:03 +0530https://www.sivalabs.in/blog/spring-boot-tips-easiest-way-to-provide-env-vars/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0530https://www.sivalabs.in/blog/spring-boot-tips-easiest-way-to-provide-env-vars/<p>Spring Boot has excellent support for <a href="https://docs.spring.io/spring-boot/reference/features/external-config.html">externalized configuration</a>. You can supply configuration through properties files, YAML files, environment variables, command-line arguments, and several other sources.</p> <svg width="0" height="0" display="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <symbol id="tip-box" viewBox="0 0 512 512" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet"> <path d="M504 256c0 136.967-111.033 248-248 248S8 392.967 8 256 119.033 8 256 8s248 111.033 248 248zM227.314 387.314l184-184c6.248-6.248 6.248-16.379 0-22.627l-22.627-22.627c-6.248-6.249-16.379-6.249-22.628 0L216 308.118l-70.059-70.059c-6.248-6.248-16.379-6.248-22.628 0l-22.627 22.627c-6.248 6.248-6.248 16.379 0 22.627l104 104c6.249 6.249 16.379 6.249 22.628.001z"/> </symbol> <symbol id="important-box" viewBox="0 0 512 512" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet"> <path d="M504 256c0 136.997-111.043 248-248 248S8 392.997 8 256C8 119.083 119.043 8 256 8s248 111.083 248 248zm-248 50c-25.405 0-46 20.595-46 46s20.595 46 46 46 46-20.595 46-46-20.595-46-46-46zm-43.673-165.346l7.418 136c.347 6.364 5.609 11.346 11.982 11.346h48.546c6.373 0 11.635-4.982 11.982-11.346l7.418-136c.375-6.874-5.098-12.654-11.982-12.654h-63.383c-6.884 0-12.356 5.78-11.981 12.654z"/> </symbol> <symbol id="warning-box" viewBox="0 0 576 512" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet"> <path d="M569.517 440.013C587.975 472.007 564.806 512 527.94 512H48.054c-36.937 0-59.999-40.055-41.577-71.987L246.423 23.985c18.467-32.009 64.72-31.951 83.154 0l239.94 416.028zM288 354c-25.405 0-46 20.595-46 46s20.595 46 46 46 46-20.595 46-46-20.595-46-46-46zm-43.673-165.346l7.418 136c.347 6.364 5.609 11.346 11.982 11.346h48.546c6.373 0 11.635-4.982 11.982-11.346l7.418-136c.375-6.874-5.098-12.654-11.982-12.654h-63.383c-6.884 0-12.356 5.78-11.981 12.654z"/> </symbol> <symbol id="info-box" viewBox="0 0 512 512" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet"> <path d="M256 8C119.043 8 8 119.083 8 256c0 136.997 111.043 248 248 248s248-111.003 248-248C504 119.083 392.957 8 256 8zm0 110c23.196 0 42 18.804 42 42s-18.804 42-42 42-42-18.804-42-42 18.804-42 42-42zm56 254c0 6.627-5.373 12-12 12h-88c-6.627 0-12-5.373-12-12v-24c0-6.627 5.373-12 12-12h12v-64h-12c-6.627 0-12-5.373-12-12v-24c0-6.627 5.373-12 12-12h64c6.627 0 12 5.373 12 12v100h12c6.627 0 12 5.373 12 12v24z"/> </symbol> </svg><div class="box box-shortcode info" > <span class="icon-box baseline"> <svg><use href="#info-box"></use></svg> </span> <p><strong>Spring Boot Configuration Management Best Practices</strong></p> <p>Explore <a href="https://blog.jetbrains.com/idea/2026/08/spring-boot-configuration-management-best-practices/">Spring Boot Configuration Management Best Practices</a> to learn more.</p> </div> <p>That flexibility is useful, but local development still presents a small annoyance: where should you define environment variables?</p> <p>You could export them from <code>.bashrc</code> or <code>.zshrc</code>, but then they affect every terminal session. You could configure them in your IDE, but each run configuration and each developer may need the same setup.</p> <p>For local development, I usually prefer a small file in the project directory.</p>