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Expand Up @@ -13,12 +13,26 @@ You can change n8n's settings using environment variables. For a full list of av

### npm

For npm, set your desired environment variables in terminal using the `export` command as shown below:
For npm, set your desired environment variables in terminal. The command depends on your command line.

Bash CLIs:

```bash
export <variable>=<value>
```

In cmd.exe:

```bash
set <variable>=<value>
```

In PowerShell:

```powershell
$env:<variable>=<value>
```

### Docker

In Docker you can use the `-e` flag from the command line:
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