Spring Boot Environment Variables Explained (Secure Your API Keys!)

🔐 Never expose your API keys again! In this tutorial, we'll dive into managing environment variables in Spring Boot applications - the secure and professional way to handle configuration across different environments. Learn how to properly configure your Spring Boot applications using environment variables, whether you're working in development, testing, or production environments. We'll cover everything from basic setup to best practices that will keep your sensitive data safe. Chapters 00:00:00 Welcome & Topic Introduction 00:01:26 Creating New Spring Application 00:02:43 Initial Project Setup 00:03:58 Setting Up API Key Property 00:06:35 Environment Variable Configuration 00:08:35 Default Values & Database Example 00:12:22 Runtime Configuration Demo 00:14:54 Best Practices & Security Tips What You'll Learn: • Setting up environment variables in Spring Boot • Accessing environment variables using @Value and Environment interface • Managing different configurations for dev, test, and production • Running applications with environment variables in IDE and command line • Best practices for securing API keys and sensitive data Tools & Dependencies Used: • Spring Boot • Spring Web • H2 Database • JDBC API • IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate 🔍 Additional Resources: • Spring Boot Documentation: https://docs.spring.io/spring-boot/docs/current/reference/html/ • Official Spring Guides: https://spring.io/guides 🎯 NEW TO THE CHANNEL? Subscribe for more Spring Boot tutorials, Java tips, and enterprise development best practices! Hit the notification bell 🔔 to stay updated with the latest content. 👋🏻Connect with me: Website: https://www.danvega.dev Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealdanvega Github: https://github.com/danvega LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danvega Newsletter: https://www.danvega.dev/newsletter SUBSCRIBE TO MY CHANNEL: http://bit.ly/2re4GH0 ❤️