const path = require('path'); console.log('CWD:', process.cwd()); console.log('__dirname:', __dirname); console.log('.env path:', path.resolve(process.cwd(), '.env')); const fs = require('fs'); console.log('.env exists in CWD?', fs.existsSync(path.resolve(process.cwd(), '.env'))); console.log('.env exists in root?', fs.existsSync(path.resolve(process.cwd(), '../../.env'))); require('dotenv').config({ path: path.resolve(process.cwd(), '../../.env') }); console.log('DATABASE_URL from ../../.env:', process.env.DATABASE_URL);