.env.local.production Jun 2026

Watch your terminal when you run next build or next start .

To understand the outlier, you must first understand the standard. Most frameworks (Next.js, Vite, React Native, Django, Laravel) follow a similar loading order. Files are loaded in sequence, with later files overriding earlier ones. .env.local.production

Audit your environment loading logic today. Does your framework recognize .env.local.production ? If not, you may be chasing bugs that don't exist. If yes, use it wisely—and never, ever commit it. Watch your terminal when you run next build or next start

There it was.