diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8c0c7c0..5e5ae96 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -119,6 +119,11 @@
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/destroy/-/destroy-1.0.4.tgz",
 			"integrity": "sha1-l4hXRCxEdJ5CBmE+N5RiBYJqvYA="
 		},
+		"dotenv": {
+			"version": "8.2.0",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-8.2.0.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-8sJ78ElpbDJBHNeBzUbUVLsqKdccaa/BXF1uPTw3GrvQTBgrQrtObr2mUrE38vzYd8cEv+m/JBfDLioYcfXoaw=="
+		},
 		"ee-first": {
 			"version": "1.1.1",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ee-first/-/ee-first-1.1.1.tgz",
@@ -282,7 +287,7 @@
 		"mongodb": {
 			"version": "3.5.9",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mongodb/-/mongodb-3.5.9.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha1-eZtyvoEQt+caiCu3zg2E0FQp93I=",
+			"integrity": "sha512-vXHBY1CsGYcEPoVWhwgxIBeWqP3dSu9RuRDsoLRPTITrcrgm1f0Ubu1xqF9ozMwv53agmEiZm0YGo+7WL3Nbug==",
 			"requires": {
 				"bl": "^2.2.0",
 				"bson": "^1.1.4",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 04161ea..13f0d1c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@
 		"start": "node server.js"
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
+		"body-parser": "^1.19.0",
+		"cors": "^2.8.5",
+		"dotenv": "^8.2.0",
 		"express": "^4.17.1",
 		"mongodb": "^3.5.9",
-		"mongoose": "^5.9.27",
-		"cors": "^2.8.5",
-		"body-parser": "^1.19.0"
+		"mongoose": "^5.9.27"
 	},
 	"engines": {
 		"node": "12.18.3"
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 354e5fe..42c2daa 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require('dotenv').config();
 const express = require('express');
 const mongo = require('mongodb');
 const mongoose = require('mongoose');