Is there a way to read variables from the local .env file ?

[HassanZahirnia]

I'd rather not have my host configurations such as host name, port, username, paths, etc... in the deploy.php and I prefer having them in a config file that is gitignored.
I wonder if there is a way to read variables from a .env file ?

[antonmedv]

Yes, via Dotenv.

[HassanZahirnia]

Can you please provide an example? I could not get it working. I keep getting Class "Dotenv\Dotenv" not found error