# How to use environment variables to populate credentials

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**Created:** [May 27, 2020, 8:23pm UTC](https://discourse.greatexpectations.io/t/how-to-use-environment-variables-to-populate-credentials/161 "2020-05-27T20:23:31Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 27, 2020, 8:23pm UTC](https://discourse.greatexpectations.io/t/how-to-use-environment-variables-to-populate-credentials/161/1 "2020-05-27T20:23:31Z")

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