Configure the Node.js SDK (video tutorial)

Overview

Learn how to install and configure the Cloudinary Node.js SDK in your Node.js environment.

Video tutorial

Tutorial contents

This tutorial presents the following topics. Click a timestamp to jump to that part of the video.

The Cloudinary Node.js SDK

0:05	The Cloudinary Node.js SDK provides image and video upload, transformation, optimization, and delivery capabilities that you can implement using code that integrates seamlessly with your existing Node.js application.

Install the Node.js SDK

0:13	To install the Node.js SDK, in a terminal run:

Import Cloudinary into your project

0:29	To import Cloudinary into your project use:

Configure Cloudinary

0:51	To configure the SDK for your product environment, you can include your cloud name, API key and API secret in the config, in addition to other configuration parameters, like this, using .env to keep your credentials safe:

Use the CLOUDINARY_URL environment variable

2:03	Alternatively, you can set the CLOUDINARY_URL environment variable in your environment, which includes your cloud name, API key and API secret in one string.

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