text: // set up .env file accessibility
  import dotenv from 'dotenv';
  dotenv.config();
  
  // root user credentials
  const credentials = {
    accessKeyId: process.env.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID,
    secretAccessKey: process.env.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY,
  };
  
  // set up AWS region
  const AwsRegion = process.env.AWS_REGION;
  
  const AwsParams = {
    'region': AwsRegion,
    'credentials': credentials,
  };
  
  // the basic policy needed from AWS in order to create a role for lambda
  const BasicPolicy = {
    'Version': '2012-10-17',
    'Statement': [
      {
        'Effect': 'Allow',
        Principal: {
          Service: 'lambda.amazonaws.com',
        },
        'Action': 'sts:AssumeRole',
      }
    ]
  };
  
  // default ARNs
  const LambdaBasicARN = 'arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/service-role/AWSLambdaBasicExecutionRole';
  
  //gets the .env bucket name and awsRole
  const AwsBucket = process.env.S3BUCKETNAME;
  const AwsRole = process.env.ROLENAME;
  const AwsAccount = process.env.AWS_ACCOUNT;
  
  
  
  export {AwsAccount, AwsParams, AwsBucket, AwsRegion, AwsRole, BasicPolicy, LambdaBasicARN};
  