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Website Dashboard<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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Deployments section<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>
Option 1 — Edit from the Website Dashboard<\/h3>
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Open the Website Dashboard<\/strong> for your Node.js application.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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Click Settings & Redeploy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
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You will be redirected to the redeployment settings page.<\/p>
Option 2 — Edit from the Deployments section<\/h3>
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Open your Website Dashboard<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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Navigate to the Deployments<\/strong> section.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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Click Settings & Redeploy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
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This will also open the redeployment settings page.<\/p>
How to edit or add environment variables<\/h3>
Once you are in the Settings & Redeploy<\/strong> flow:<\/p>
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Navigate to the Environment variables<\/strong> section.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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Edit existing variables or add new ones as needed.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>
Review all environment variables to ensure values are correct.<\/p>
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After modifying environment variables:<\/p>
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Confirm the changes.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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Proceed with rebuilding the application<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>
The application must be rebuilt for updated environment variables to be applied.<\/p>
Important note about ZIP-based deployments<\/h3>
The redeployment process differs depending on how your application was originally deployed.<\/p>
If your application was deployed using a ZIP file:<\/p>
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You must re-upload the ZIP file<\/strong> during redeployment<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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The previously uploaded archive cannot be reused<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>
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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>This ensures the correct application files are included in the rebuild.<\/p>
When to update environment variables<\/h3>
You may need to update environment variables when:<\/p>
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- Changing environment-specific settings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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