# Setting environment variables for test and development

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-environment-variables-for-test-and-development/138709>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [January 15, 2020, 5:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-environment-variables-for-test-and-development/138709 "2020-01-15T17:51:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 6:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-environment-variables-for-test-and-development/138709/2 "2020-01-15T18:40:15Z")

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What are you trying to load? You can set

DISCOURSE\_SETTING\_NAME=value

for all SiteSettings.

Would that help?

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