Ability to add .env and/or environment variables for local development

Ability to add .env and/or environment variables for local development

Hello,

I have started using catalyst and have been testing out both a frontend React app and backend functions but have not found a way to use environment variables locally before it gets deployed.

Is there a way to have environment variables load when using catalyst serve?

Josh

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