diff --git a/src/environment.rs b/src/environment.rs
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+
+pub async fn get_db_url() -> String {
+    dotenvy::dotenv().ok();
+    std::env::var(crate::keys::DBURL).expect(crate::keys::error::ERROR)
+}
diff --git a/src/keys.rs b/src/keys.rs
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+pub const DBURL: &str = "DATABASE_URL";
+
+pub mod error {
+    pub const ERROR: &str = "DATABASE_URL must be set in .env";
+}