.env.sample Site

• Variable names (uppercase, underscores): DB_HOST, API_KEY.
• Example or placeholder values (not real secrets): DB_PASSWORD=changeme
• Comments explaining purpose and format:

  • Check that all required keys in .env.sample exist on the deployment environment (without exposing values).

    A new team member clones the repo, sees .env.sample, copies it to .env, and fills in real values. Without this, they must guess or ask teammates for every variable. .env.sample