[erlang-questions] Environment variables for release

[AD]

Hello,

 I have a library being built that is leveraging environment variables.
 There is a line in the library include file that looks like

-define(CONST, lib:get_env(Key,Default)).

the lib:get_env function simply checks

    application:get_env(lib, Key) % in order to check the library.app first
 and then
   application:get_env(Key) % check for local overrides

 However when i place variables like the following in the main example.app
file in ebin/

{application,example,
             [{description,[]},
              {env,[{'COWBOY_HTTP_PORT',9090}]},
              ......

Nothing is getting read.  I am not sure if this needs to be in
rel/files/app.config instead?

Appreciate any help here.

-AD
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