PORT variable assigned after calling the dotenv.config()

README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # MERN Stack Project: Build and Deploy a Real Time Chat App | JWT, Socket.io
 
-![Demo App](https://i.ibb.co/gFSMzKN/1.png)
+![Demo App](https://i.ibb.co/fXmZdnz/Screenshot-10.png)
 
 [Video Tutorial on Youtube](https://youtu.be/HwCqsOis894)
 

backend/server.js

@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ import userRoutes from "./routes/user.routes.js";
 import connectToMongoDB from "./db/connectToMongoDB.js";
 import { app, server } from "./socket/socket.js";
 
-const PORT = process.env.PORT || 5000;
+dotenv.config();
 
 const __dirname = path.resolve();
-
-dotenv.config();
+// PORT should be assigned after calling dotenv.config() because we need to access the env variables. Didn't realize while recording the video. Sorry for the confusion.
+const PORT = process.env.PORT || 5000;
 
 app.use(express.json()); // to parse the incoming requests with JSON payloads (from req.body)
 app.use(cookieParser());