@JacobBarkerAug 12.2022 — #The advantage is that the config can be cached and stored in the memory of the application, meaning that there will be no need to access the filesystem and check the .env file each time a key-value pair from it is needed. On a small number of calls, it barely makes a noticable difference, but on a large amount of requests, this adds up and you'd want to keep everything as optimized as possible.