diff --git a/packages/api/.env b/packages/api/.env
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..80abeb9f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+CONNECTIONS=mysql
+LABEL_mysql=localhost-mysql
+SERVER_mysql=localhost
+USER_mysql=root
+PASSWORD_mysql=test
+PORT_mysql=3307
+ENGINE_mysql=mysql
diff --git a/packages/api/package.json b/packages/api/package.json
index e1bad682d..ee229037a 100644
--- a/packages/api/package.json
+++ b/packages/api/package.json
@@ -24,13 +24,14 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "start": "nodemon src/index.js",
-    "start:portal": "cross-env CONNECTIONS=mysql LABEL_mysql=localhost-mysql SERVER_mysql=localhost USER_mysql=root PASSWORD_mysql=test PORT_mysql=3307 ENGINE_mysql=mysql nodemon src/index.js",
+    "start:portal": "env-cmd nodemon src/index.js",
     "ts": "tsc",
     "build": "webpack"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@dbgate/types": "^0.1.0",
     "@types/lodash": "^4.14.149",
+    "env-cmd": "^10.1.0",
     "nodemon": "^2.0.2",
     "typescript": "^3.7.4",
     "webpack": "^4.42.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a46cca70f..1ac152c0b 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3123,6 +3123,11 @@ commander@^2.11.0, commander@^2.20.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/commander/-/commander-2.20.3.tgz#fd485e84c03eb4881c20722ba48035e8531aeb33"
   integrity sha512-GpVkmM8vF2vQUkj2LvZmD35JxeJOLCwJ9cUkugyk2nuhbv3+mJvpLYYt+0+USMxE+oj+ey/lJEnhZw75x/OMcQ==
 
+commander@^4.0.0:
+  version "4.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/commander/-/commander-4.1.1.tgz#9fd602bd936294e9e9ef46a3f4d6964044b18068"
+  integrity sha512-NOKm8xhkzAjzFx8B2v5OAHT+u5pRQc2UCa2Vq9jYL/31o2wi9mxBA7LIFs3sV5VSC49z6pEhfbMULvShKj26WA==
+
 commander@~2.19.0:
   version "2.19.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/commander/-/commander-2.19.0.tgz#f6198aa84e5b83c46054b94ddedbfed5ee9ff12a"
@@ -4224,6 +4229,14 @@ entities@^2.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/entities/-/entities-2.0.0.tgz#68d6084cab1b079767540d80e56a39b423e4abf4"
   integrity sha512-D9f7V0JSRwIxlRI2mjMqufDrRDnx8p+eEOz7aUM9SuvF8gsBzra0/6tbjl1m8eQHrZlYj6PxqE00hZ1SAIKPLw==
 
+env-cmd@^10.1.0:
+  version "10.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/env-cmd/-/env-cmd-10.1.0.tgz#c7f5d3b550c9519f137fdac4dd8fb6866a8c8c4b"
+  integrity sha512-mMdWTT9XKN7yNth/6N6g2GuKuJTsKMDHlQFUDacb/heQRRWOTIZ42t1rMHnQu4jYxU1ajdTeJM+9eEETlqToMA==
+  dependencies:
+    commander "^4.0.0"
+    cross-spawn "^7.0.0"
+
 errno@^0.1.3, errno@~0.1.7:
   version "0.1.7"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/errno/-/errno-0.1.7.tgz#4684d71779ad39af177e3f007996f7c67c852618"