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Document dotenv 16 quoting rule for .env values #11

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# Values containing #, ", \ or surrounding spaces must be single-quoted
# (dotenv 16 treats an unquoted # as a comment): DB_PASSWORD='abc#def'
PORT=3000 PORT=3000
DB_HOST= DB_HOST=
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## Environment ## Environment
dotenv 16 parses `.env` stricter than the old dotenv 8: an unquoted `#` starts a comment and
backslash escapes inside double quotes are expanded. Wrap any value containing `#`, `"`, `\` or
surrounding spaces in single quotes (`DB_PASSWORD='abc#def'`), which are taken literally.
A truncated password shows up as MariaDB "Access denied ... (using password: YES)".
Copy `.env.example` (or create `.env`) with: Copy `.env.example` (or create `.env`) with:
``` ```
PORT= PORT=