Try fixing the env issue with the server

Author: BengeeL

backend/src/shared/config/environment.ts

@@ -1,44 +1,25 @@
-import dotenv from 'dotenv';
-import path from 'path';
-import fs from 'fs';
-import { StringValue } from 'ms';
+import dotenv from "dotenv";
 
-
-// Possible locations for .env file
-const possibleEnvPaths = [
-  path.resolve(__dirname, '../../../.env'),      // dev: src/
-  path.resolve(__dirname, '../../../../.env'),   // prod: dist/src/
-];
-
-// Find the first existing .env file
-const envPath = possibleEnvPaths.find(fs.existsSync);
-
-console.log('Loading environment from:', envPath);
-
-if (!envPath) {
-  throw new Error('Failed to find .env file in expected locations.');
-}
-
-const result = dotenv.config({ path: envPath });
-
-if (result.error) {
-  throw new Error('Failed to load environment variables. Please check the .env file.');
+// Only load .env file in development; in production, Railway injects env vars automatically
+if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production") {
+  dotenv.config();
 }
 
 export const env = {
   node: {
-    env: process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development',
+    env: process.env.NODE_ENV || "development",
     port: (() => {
-      const port = parseInt(process.env.PORT || '', 10);
+      const port = parseInt(process.env.PORT || "", 10);
       return isNaN(port) ? 5000 : port;
     })(),
-    host: process.env.HOST || '0.0.0.0',
+    host: process.env.HOST || "0.0.0.0",
   },
   jwt: {
-    secret: process.env.JWT_SECRET || 'default_secret',
-    refreshSecret: process.env.JWT_REFRESH_SECRET || 'refresh_default_secret',
-    expiresIn: process.env.JWT_EXPIRES_IN as StringValue || '1d',
-    refreshExpiresIn: process.env.JWT_REFRESH_EXPIRES_IN as StringValue || '30d',
+    secret: process.env.JWT_SECRET || "default_secret",
+    refreshSecret: process.env.JWT_REFRESH_SECRET || "refresh_default_secret",
+    expiresIn: (process.env.JWT_EXPIRES_IN as StringValue) || "1d",
+    refreshExpiresIn:
+      (process.env.JWT_REFRESH_EXPIRES_IN as StringValue) || "30d",
   },
   ai: {
     geminiKey: process.env.GEMINI_API_KEY,
@@ -53,14 +34,14 @@ export const env = {
     storageBucket: process.env.FIREBASE_STORAGE_BUCKET,
     messagingSenderId: process.env.FIREBASE_MESSAGING_SENDER_ID,
     appId: process.env.FIREBASE_APP_ID,
-    measurementId: process.env.FIREBASE_MEASUREMENT_ID,
-    databaseURL: process.env.FIREBASE_DATABASE_URL
+    measurementId: process.env.MEASUREMENT_ID,
+    databaseURL: process.env.FIREBASE_DATABASE_URL,
   },
   app: {
     frontend: process.env.FRONTEND_URL,
     backend: process.env.BACKEND_URL,
-    netlify: process.env.NETLIFY_URL
-  }
+    netlify: process.env.NETLIFY_URL,
+  },
 } as const;
 
 export type Environment = typeof env;