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#Here is how I keep my secrets out of my source code when working with OpenShift

1. find your app's ssh address:

   rhc app show YOUR_APP_NAME

2. ssh into your gear to set your environment variables:

   ssh YOUR_APPS_SSH_URL

3. add your environment variables to your ~/app-root/data/.bash_profile

   echo "export SECRET_PASS=12345678910" >> ~/app-root/data/.bash_profile

4. make sure that your .bash_profile is sourced during your app's start up:

   cd YOUR_LOCAL_REPO echo "source ~/app-root/data/.bash_profile" >> .openshift/action_hooks/pre_start_nodejs-0.6 git add .openshift/action_hooks/pre_start_nodejs-0.6 git commit -m 'importing bash profile during app init'

   git push

Once you have completed these steps, you should be able to reference these variables via process.env.* The above example should make process.env.SECRET_PASS available in your code.