[Unticketed] Correct a recent incorrect detail in docs#9022
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[Unticketed] Correct a recent incorrect detail in docs#9022
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Added a suggested change for referencing it could also be put in .bashrc or .zshrc
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| 5. Certain environment variables require different paths when running outside of Docker. | ||
| You can handle this by setting these into your `override.env` file. | ||
| You can handle this by setting these environment variables yourself via a means other | ||
| than our .env files. One approach is to have an `.envrc` in the api directory that works with [direnv](https://direnv.net/) |
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| than our .env files. One approach is to have an `.envrc` in the api directory that works with [direnv](https://direnv.net/) | |
| than our .env files. One approach is to have an `.envrc` in the api directory that works with [direnv](https://direnv.net/) or set these in your `.bashrc` or `.zshrc` |
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Reworded it a bit as it was a little clunky - mentioned those shell files before my alternative.
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You can't add these values to the override file because if you do, the API service won't work right. Instead we need the values set in your shell.
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This is my actually local dev setup.