diff --git a/babel.config.js b/babel.config.js
index de000b9de8..24bdde26f2 100644
--- a/babel.config.js
+++ b/babel.config.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ module.exports = function (api) {
     plugins: [
       '@lingui/babel-plugin-lingui-macro',
       ['babel-plugin-react-compiler', {target: '19'}],
+      'module:react-native-dotenv', // used by web build! can remove when we drop webpack
       [
         'module-resolver',
         {
diff --git a/eslint.config.mjs b/eslint.config.mjs
index c8addf66ae..d8bf2d6ecb 100644
--- a/eslint.config.mjs
+++ b/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ export default defineConfig(
       '*.e2e.ts',
       '*.e2e.tsx',
       'eslint.config.mjs',
+      'babel.config.js',
+      'metro.config.js',
       '.jscodeshift/**',
     ],
   },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 01908600bb..bfe9dcf9c4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@
     "jest-junit": "^16.0.0",
     "lint-staged": "^13.2.3",
     "prettier": "^3.8.3",
+    "react-native-dotenv": "^3.4.11",
     "react-refresh": "^0.14.0",
     "svgo": "^3.3.2",
     "ts-plugin-sort-import-suggestions": "^1.0.4",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index de5c6d073a..f2c97f65df 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -851,6 +851,9 @@ importers:
       prettier:
         specifier: ^3.8.3
         version: 3.8.3
+      react-native-dotenv:
+        specifier: ^3.4.11
+        version: 3.4.11(@babel/runtime@7.29.2)
       react-refresh:
         specifier: ^0.14.0
         version: 0.14.2
@@ -8008,6 +8011,11 @@ packages:
       react: '*'
       react-native: '*'
 
+  react-native-dotenv@3.4.11:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-6vnIE+WHABSeHCaYP6l3O1BOEhWxKH6nHAdV7n/wKn/sciZ64zPPp2NUdEUf1m7g4uuzlLbjgr+6uDt89q2DOg==}
+    peerDependencies:
+      '@babel/runtime': ^7.20.6
+
   react-native-drawer-layout@4.2.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-mj/riptO4O8D9loG9N76M4VqLR9EQXLQkx/nN4GVgT/y46wpVlrqqLlDAqFVylTDEW/u3WvZhZph+8Iu64MsZw==}
     peerDependencies:
@@ -17846,6 +17854,11 @@ snapshots:
       react: 19.1.0
       react-native: 0.81.5(patch_hash=2656ac6deb71b92a4df4af4593d13ace6a5740936432e5e7e8ef32bc3cd05194)(@babel/core@7.29.0)(@types/react@19.1.17)(react@19.1.0)
 
+  react-native-dotenv@3.4.11(@babel/runtime@7.29.2):
+    dependencies:
+      '@babel/runtime': 7.29.2
+      dotenv: 16.6.1
+
   react-native-drawer-layout@4.2.3(patch_hash=74f2c043cc22ab87054f219e7c7373a509b779b18bfa79d27e7d051d73355130)(react-native-gesture-handler@2.28.0(react-native@0.81.5(patch_hash=2656ac6deb71b92a4df4af4593d13ace6a5740936432e5e7e8ef32bc3cd05194)(@babel/core@7.29.0)(@types/react@19.1.17)(react@19.1.0))(react@19.1.0))(react-native-reanimated@3.19.1(patch_hash=97a1967f37a4213fbab59e1fd59a1bf859b5efc79af5e1b528a47fe488e6c5d6)(@babel/core@7.29.0)(react-native@0.81.5(patch_hash=2656ac6deb71b92a4df4af4593d13ace6a5740936432e5e7e8ef32bc3cd05194)(@babel/core@7.29.0)(@types/react@19.1.17)(react@19.1.0))(react@19.1.0))(react-native@0.81.5(patch_hash=2656ac6deb71b92a4df4af4593d13ace6a5740936432e5e7e8ef32bc3cd05194)(@babel/core@7.29.0)(@types/react@19.1.17)(react@19.1.0))(react@19.1.0):
     dependencies:
       color: 4.2.3