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Understanding the use of .env files and datasets in Sanity.io CLI commands

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Last updated: May 22, 2023
If I run sanity cli commands when does it use .env.production and .env.development?Or is there no difference? Say running sanity deploy vs sanity export?
May 22, 2023, 12:15 PM
https://www.sanity.io/docs/environment-variables#7f90f065848c
By default, the 
build
and 
deploy
commands runs in 
production
mode, while all other commands run in 
development
mode.
At least I know I am not going crazy 😅, there is indeed a difference.
May 22, 2023, 12:22 PM
So if I run 
export
and I do not specify I wanna be in production mode, the cli is going to pick up what is in .env.development.
May 22, 2023, 12:25 PM
I have another question that relates to the above.
I want to use a different dataset for development and production.
And as far as I understand, I can only deploy one Studio, so if I run 
sanity deploy
it will deploy the studio with the dataset specified in .env.production.
However, if I run 
sanity graphql deploy
with two different datasets, that should create two different APIs, correct?
May 22, 2023, 2:15 PM
Yes, you can create two different graphql endpoints for your different datasets. In the Studio, you could just configure two different workspaces within the same Studio.
May 22, 2023, 5:23 PM
Thanks, I did not know about workspaces.
May 22, 2023, 7:53 PM

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