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title: "Environment Variables"
date: 2024-08-22T15:41:00+01:00
weight: 20
geekdocRepo: https://github.com/owncloud/ocis
geekdocEditPath: edit/master/docs/ocis/development
geekdocFilePath: envvars.md
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Environment variables are an essential part of configuring services.

If you are going to create new ones or deprecate existing ones, you must read the [Envvar Naming Scope]({{< ref "services/general-info/envvar-scopes.md" >}}) and the 
[Deprecating Variables]({{< ref "services/general-info/deprecating-variables.md" >}}) documentation for more details first before doing so.