# Creating .env

1. Go to your server, click on the "File Managers" tab, and click "New file".

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2. Now put any secure information that will be used a lot in this file.

```properties
DISCORD_TOKEN=YOUR_TOKEN_HERE
PORT=3000
DB_PASSWORD=PASSWORD_HERE
DB_USERNAME=USERNAME_HERE
DB_HOST=HOST_HERE
DB_PORT=PORT
```

3. Click the "CREATE FILE" button.

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4. For file name, set it to `.env` and click "CREATE FILE".

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## You have made a .env file which can be edited like other files.
