# Nakama project external dependency

**URL:** <https://forum.heroiclabs.com/t/nakama-project-external-dependency/5169>\
**Category:** Local Setup\
**Tags:** server-framework, typescript\
**Created:** [April 15, 2024, 3:53am UTC](https://forum.heroiclabs.com/t/nakama-project-external-dependency/5169 "2024-04-15T03:53:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![developerdinno](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.heroiclabs.com/developerdinno/32/2100_2.png) [@developerdinno](https://forum.heroiclabs.com/u/developerdinno)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2024, 3:53am UTC](https://forum.heroiclabs.com/t/nakama-project-external-dependency/5169/1 "2024-04-15T03:53:09Z")

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I want to use [dotenv - npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/dotenv) package on the my Nakama project

Any suggestion how i can use.

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**Author:** ![sesposito](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.heroiclabs.com/sesposito/32/2594_2.png) [@sesposito](https://forum.heroiclabs.com/u/sesposito)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2024, 1:25pm UTC](https://forum.heroiclabs.com/t/nakama-project-external-dependency/5169/2 "2024-04-15T13:25:38Z")

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@developerdinno this looks like a Node.js module, Nakama is ES5 compatible but it is _not_ a Node.js environment, hence the `process.env` object is not available, this module will not work.

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**Author:** ![developerdinno](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.heroiclabs.com/developerdinno/32/2100_2.png) [@developerdinno](https://forum.heroiclabs.com/u/developerdinno)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2024, 5:10am UTC](https://forum.heroiclabs.com/t/nakama-project-external-dependency/5169/3 "2024-04-17T05:10:42Z")

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Thank you so much sir \<3.