Did not find openai_api_key, please add an environment variable OPENAI_API_KEY which contains it, or pass openai_api_key as a named parameter. (type=value_error)

[arcturien]

It seems like the .env file I've copy-pasted from AutoGpt is not working.

Questions :
1 - Where is the template for the .env file ?
2 - How to pass the openai_api_key while running ChromeGPT ?

Thanks in advance.

[Tomazazs]

in cmd.
$Env:OPENAI_API_KEY="sk-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"

[arcturien2]

Thanks a lot,

I'll test this tomorrow !!!

[arcturien]

Oops, I got this error, any other option?

Error: Got unexpected extra argument ($Env:OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)

Thanks in advance.

[arcturien]

Got it !!!

In the following article I can see that the key can be set in sys var (Windows).
https://korben.info/chrome-gpt-controle-session-chrome-auto-gpt-langchain.html

[p6002]

in cmd. $Env:OPENAI_API_KEY="sk-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"

:OPENAI_API_KEY=: command not found

[arcturien]

Create and Modify Environment Variables on Windows :
https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/machine-learning/oml4r/1.5.1/oread/creating-and-modifying-environment-variables-on-windows.html#GUID-DD6F9982-60D5-48F6-8270-A27EC53807D0

[p6002]

I use Ubuntu Server 22

[arcturien]

You can ask ChatGPT :

To add an environment variable on Ubuntu Server 22, you can follow these steps:

1. Open a terminal on your Ubuntu Server.

2. Run the following command to open the .bashrc file in a text editor:

   nano ~/.bashrc

3. In the text editor, scroll to the end of the file and add the following line:

   export OPENAI_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"

   Replace "your_api_key_here" with your actual OpenAI API key.

4. Press Ctrl+O to save the file, and then press Enter to confirm the filename.

5. Press Ctrl+X to exit the text editor.

At this point, the OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable is added to your .bashrc file. However, to make it effective in the current terminal session, you need to run the following command:

source ~/.bashrc

Now, the OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable is available for the current session. You can access it in your scripts or use it directly in the terminal.

If you want the environment variable to be available globally for all users and across all sessions, you can add it to the /etc/environment file instead of the .bashrc file. However, modifying the global environment variables may require administrative privileges.

Remember to keep your API key secure and avoid sharing it publicly or committing it to version control repositories.