[Feature Request] Enhanced Config Management with Environment Variables

[justinh-rahb]

🚀 Feature Request: Enhanced Config Management with Environment Variables

Description: Implement a more flexible and secure configuration management system that utilizes environment variables.

Problem Statement: The current configuration system lacks the ability to dynamically adapt to different environments. Using environment variables can offer a more flexible way to manage configurations across different deployments.

Proposed Solution:

• Provide options to set some config.py variables via environment variables.
• Load values from an .env file if present.
• Set config.py values from environment variables.

Benefits:

• Increased flexibility in configuration management.
• Enhanced security by not storing sensitive data directly in the config.py.

Additional Context: Leveraging environment variables is a widely adopted practice for application configuration, particularly in cloud-native deployments.