text: require('dotenv').config()
  // is needed for the frontend to access the environment and configuration variables
  module.exports = {
  	port: process.env.PORT,
  	cookie: {
  		secret: process.env.AUTH_SECRET
  	},
  	db: {
  		host: process.env.PG_HOST,
  		user: process.env.PG_USER,
  		password: process.env.PG_PASSWORD,
  		name: 'farm_data_testcafe',
  		port: process.env.PG_PORT
  	},
  	log: 'debug',
  	sentry_dsn: process.env.SENTRY_DSN || ''
  }
  