# 'DOPPLER\_TOKEN' is not recognized as an internal or external command

**URL:** <https://community.doppler.com/t/doppler-token-is-not-recognized-as-an-internal-or-external-command/1026>\
**Category:** Need Help\
**Created:** [March 15, 2023, 7:37pm UTC](https://community.doppler.com/t/doppler-token-is-not-recognized-as-an-internal-or-external-command/1026 "2023-03-15T19:37:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ronald\_Junger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.doppler.com/ronald_junger/32/710_2.png) [@Ronald\_Junger](https://community.doppler.com/u/Ronald_Junger)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 7:37pm UTC](https://community.doppler.com/t/doppler-token-is-not-recognized-as-an-internal-or-external-command/1026/1 "2023-03-15T19:37:36Z")

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Hello, could someone help me? I am trying to install my project on **Windows** , but I am getting the following error:

> PS C:\workspace\lockebio-backend\> npm run dev
> 
> lockebio-backend@1.0.0 dev
> 
> DOPPLER\_TOKEN=$npm\_package\_config\_DOPPLER\_LOCAL\_TOKEN nodemon  
> ‘DOPPLER\_TOKEN’ is not recognized as an internal or external command,  
> operable program or batch file.

**This is my packge.json:** Sorry for the lack of organization in the json, as I am not allowed to put images here on the forum

> “config”: {  
> “DOPPLER\_LOCAL\_TOKEN”: \>“dp.st.local.[redacted]”  
> },  
> “scripts”: {  
> “prebuild”: “npm run lint”,  
> “build”: “rimraf ./dist && tsc && resolve-tspaths && cp -R ./src/docs/ ./dist/docs/”,  
> “dev”: “DOPPLER\_TOKEN=$npm\_package\_config\_DOPPLER\_LOCAL\_TOKEN nodemon”,  
> “start”: “doppler run -c ${APP\_ENV} --fallback=doppler.encrypted.json – node ./dist/app.js”,  
> “lint”: “eslint ./src/”,  
> “typecheck”: “tsc-files --noEmit”,  
> “lint:fix”: “eslint ./src/ --fix”,  
> “format:fix”: “prettier --write ./src/”,  
> “precompile”: “npm run lint”,  
> “compile”: “tsc --watch --noEmit”,  
> “debug”: “APP\_ENV=local doppler run -c local – ts-node -r tsconfig-paths/register ./src/app.ts”,  
> “migrate:push”: “doppler run -c ${APP\_ENV} --fallback=doppler.encrypted.json – npx prisma db push”,  
> “migrate:dev:apply”: “DOPPLER\_TOKEN=$npm\_package\_config\_DOPPLER\_LOCAL\_TOKEN doppler run -c local – npx prisma migrate dev”,  
> “migrate:dev:create”: “npm run migrate:dev:down && DOPPLER\_TOKEN=$npm\_package\_config\_DOPPLER\_LOCAL\_TOKEN doppler run -c local – npx prisma migrate dev – name= && npm run migrate:dev:down:after”,  
> “migrate:dev:create:only”: “npm run migrate:dev:down && DOPPLER\_TOKEN=$npm\_package\_config\_DOPPLER\_LOCAL\_TOKEN doppler run -c local – npx prisma migrate dev --create-only – name= && npm run migrate:dev:down:after”,  
> “migrate:dev:down”: “DOPPLER\_TOKEN=$npm\_package\_config\_DOPPLER\_LOCAL\_TOKEN doppler run -c local – npx prisma migrate diff --from-schema-datamodel prisma/schema.prisma --to-schema-datasource prisma/schema.prisma --script \> prisma/migrations/down.sql”,  
> “migrate:dev:down:after”: “node ./prisma/migration\_down.js”,  
> “migrate:dev:reset”: “DOPPLER\_TOKEN=$npm\_package\_config\_DOPPLER\_LOCAL\_TOKEN doppler run -c local – npx prisma migrate reset”,  
> “migrate:deploy”: “doppler run -c ${APP\_ENV} --fallback=doppler.encrypted.json – npx prisma migrate deploy”,  
> “migrate:seed”: “doppler run -c ${APP\_ENV} --fallback=doppler.encrypted.json – npx prisma db seed”,  
> “generate”: “npx prisma generate”,  
> “prepare”: “npx husky install”  
> },

It is not recognizing the DOPPLER\_TOKEN command, has anyone experienced this? Remembering that it works normally on **Mac**

**Mod Edit:** redacted service token

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**Author:** ![watsonian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.doppler.com/watsonian/32/267_2.png) [@watsonian](https://community.doppler.com/u/watsonian)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.doppler.com/t/doppler-token-is-not-recognized-as-an-internal-or-external-command/1026/2 "2023-03-15T20:48:44Z")

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Hi @Ronald_Junger!

Welcome to the Doppler Community!

I think the issue here is that it looks like you’re using PowerShell. I believe you have to set environment variables in PowerShell like this:

```auto
$env:DOPPLER_TOKEN = 'your-token-here'; nodemon

```

Generally speaking, we highly recommend installing and using Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) since you’ll generally have a much better time trying to get your stuff to work properly that way!

> **[Install WSL](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install)**
>
> Install Windows Subsystem for Linux with the command, wsl --install. Use a Bash terminal on your Windows machine run by your preferred Linux distribution - Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE, Kali, Fedora, Pengwin, Alpine, and more are available.

I’d say give the first syntax a try and if you keep having trouble, try swapping to WSL and see if that helps!

Regards,  
-Joel