From 98f6b55fdf5da68993fa525bdbdaf4b8e5ac97e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kelin <kelinshomelab@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2026 14:37:23 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Fix load_env_file_safely to actually export environment
 variables

---
 scripts/ez-homelab.sh | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/scripts/ez-homelab.sh b/scripts/ez-homelab.sh
index a3e4c04..e32486c 100755
--- a/scripts/ez-homelab.sh
+++ b/scripts/ez-homelab.sh
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ load_env_file_safely() {
             # Trim whitespace from key and value
             key=$(echo "$key" | xargs)
             value=$(echo "$value" | xargs)
+            
+            # Export the variable
+            export "$key"="$value"
+            
             debug_log "Exported $key=[HIDDEN]"  # Don't log actual values for security
         fi
     done < "$env_file"