.env.go.local -

| Approach | When to use | |----------|--------------| | | Simple projects, single developer | | Multiple .env. files * | Need env‑specific (dev/staging/prod) overrides | | .env.go.local | Team development, persistent local overrides | | Config struct + viper | Production apps needing hot reload, multiple formats |

JWT_SECRET=your_super_secret_local_key_here API_KEY_THIRD_PARTY=abc123_local_only_key # Service URLs .env.go.local

To use this file in a Go application, you typically use a library like godotenv or cleanenv to load it at runtime. | Approach | When to use | |----------|--------------|

Using a suffix like .go.local helps developers working in polyglot repositories (projects using Go, Node.js, and Python together) quickly identify which environment file belongs to the Go microservice. It also fits perfectly into standard .gitignore patterns. Setting Up Your Workflow It also fits perfectly into standard

Port: "8080",

Always add .env.go.local to your .gitignore to prevent leaking secrets to your repository.