.env.go.local | New!

This pattern is commonly used to load secrets (API keys, DB passwords) and configuration locally without hardcoding them or committing them to Git.

.PHONY: dev dev: go run -tags local ./cmd/server .env.go.local

: Use a configuration struct or a validation step to ensure all required secrets are loaded before the application starts. Do you need help setting up a configuration struct to manage these variables more cleanly? This pattern is commonly used to load secrets

At its core, .env.go.local is a naming convention—a hybrid between a configuration file and a Go source file. Unlike standard .env files which are parsed at runtime, .env.go.local is typically a that exports variables, or a structured file that is read into your main.go exclusively during development. At its core,

# .gitignore .env.go.local

init-dev: cp .env .env.go.local.example @echo "Created .env.go.local.example – copy to .env.go.local and edit"