Node.js · Junior · Question 47 of 75

How do you read an environment variable `PORT`?

✓Correct answer: process.env.PORT
2process.argv.PORT
3env.get("PORT")

Explanation

Values in process.env are always strings (or undefined), so convert them: Number(process.env.PORT ?? 3000).

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