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document the GOOGLE_API_KEY env var

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> electron
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## Production Variables
The following environment variables are intended primarily for use at runtime
in packaged Electron applications.
### `GOOGLE_API_KEY`
Electron includes a hardcoded API key for making requests to Google's geocoding
webservice. Because this API key is included in every version of Electron, it
often exceeds its usage quota. To work around this, you can supply your own
Google API key in the environment. Place the following code in your main process
file, before opening any browser windows that will make geocoding requests:
```javascript
process.env.GOOGLE_API_KEY='YOUR_KEY_HERE'
```
By default, a newly generated Google API key may not be allowed to make
geocoding requests. To enable geocoding requests, visit this page:
https://console.developers.google.com/apis/api/geolocation/overview
## Development Variables
The following environment variables are intended primarily for development and
debugging purposes.
### `ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE`
Starts the process as a normal Node.js process.