Astro: Environment Variables

About this course

Welcome! We're so glad you're here 😍

When we are working with environment variables in any context, it chiefly involves interacting with environment level parameters associated with programs in a given framework or environment.

Airflow is no exception to this. What if you want compatibility and scalability across all of your airflow instances? What if you reliably want to collaborate with many others on a given number of projects. What if you want to override certain default settings and parameters in your instance, enabling you to customize things so that they work for you.

Also, what if you've got some secret credentials that you want to hide?

Well Environment Variables will l help you do just that.

🎯Objectives

At the end of this course, you'll be able to:

Determine when to make use of environment variables
Create and use their own environment variables using the following methods:
- via the .env file
- via the Dockerfile
- via Astro UI

👥 Audience

Who should take this course:

Data Engineers
Data Analysts
Software Engineers
Platform Engineers

Set aside 32 minutes to complete the course.

💻 Setup Requirements

You need to have the following:

Docker and Docker compose on your computer (cf: get Docker)
The Astro CLI
Access to a web browser

Curriculum0 hr 18 min

Introduction
Welcome! 0 hr 2 min
Additional Notes
What are Environment Variables? 0 hr 2 min
Environment Variables in Astro 0 hr 1 min
The Three Methods
Before we start...
The .env file 0 hr 5 min
The Dockerfile 0 hr 4 min
The Astro UI 0 hr 2 min
Test Your Learning
Practice: Docker File
Best Practices 0 hr 2 min
Additional Notes
Practice: Accessing the Variables
Finishing up...
Quiz!
Summary
How was it?

About this course