You want to run Cypress tests inside Docker but need to pass environment variables for API keys. Which is the best approach?

hard📝 Conceptual Q8 of 15

Cypress - CI/CD and Reporting

AUse Docker's -e option to pass environment variables to the container

BHardcode API keys inside Cypress test files before running Docker

CMount a file with API keys and read it inside tests without Docker options

DSet environment variables only on the host machine, no Docker changes needed

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Identify how to pass env variables to Docker containers
Docker supports passing env variables with the '-e' flag.
Step 2: Evaluate other options
Hardcoding is insecure; mounting file without Docker env passing is unreliable; host env vars alone don't reach container.
Final Answer:
Use Docker's -e option to pass environment variables to the container -> Option A
Quick Check:
Pass env vars with -e flag in Docker [OK]

Quick Trick: Use '-e' to pass env vars into Docker container [OK]

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