M .gitignore → .gitignore

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Based on https://raw.githubusercontent.com/github/gitignore/main/Node.gitignore
-.config.json
+.config.*json
+!.config.example.json
 
 # Logs
 

M README.md → README.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 ### requirements
 
 - bun
-  get it here https://bun.sh/
+  - get it here https://bun.sh/
 
 - a mongodb database
   - get it here https://www.mongodb.com/try/download/community
@@ -27,8 +27,12 @@ cd stealth-developers
 bun install
 ```
 
-configure variables in `.config.json`, copy `.config.example.json` to
-`.config.json` and fill in the values.
+configure variables in `.config.{ENVIRONMENT}.json`, copy `.config.example.json`
+to `.config.json` and fill in the values.
+
+`ENVIRONMENT` is defined by the `NODE_ENV` environment variable; if not set, it
+will default to `DEV`.
+
 
 ### running
 

M src/config.ts → src/config.ts

@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@ trelloBoardId: z.string().optional(),
 });
 
 function validateConfig() {
-	const runtimeConfig = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(".config.json", "utf8"));
+	const env = process.env.NODE_ENV || "DEV";
+
+	const runtimeConfig = JSON.parse(
+		fs.readFileSync(`.config.${env}.json`, "utf8"),
+	);
 	const conf = schema.safeParse(runtimeConfig);
 	if (conf.success) return conf.data;