.env.default.local ((link)) -

You can generate .env.default.local automatically from .env during project setup:

A project might have an .env file that points to a shared staging database. A developer might use .env.default.local to ensure that, on their specific machine, the app always tries to find a local Docker database first, without them having to manually edit the main .env file (which could lead to accidental commits of private data). 2. Avoiding "Git Conflicts" .env.default.local

Move to .env and .env.local and away from .env.example #9701 You can generate

To understand the purpose of .env.default.local , we have to look at its three components: on their specific machine