# .env file

A file holding your project’s settings and secrets (keys, passwords). It never goes into Git.

Also called: .env, env file, dotenv.

## Covered in these lessons

- [Installing it, and what the install actually does](https://zero2vibecode.com/learn/claude-code/0-2-install-claude-code)
- [What it can and cannot read](https://zero2vibecode.com/learn/claude-code/1-1-what-claude-code-reads)

Source: https://zero2vibecode.com/glossary/env-file