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@@ -1708,6 +1708,13 @@ export async function resolveConfig(
 
   // load .env files
   // Backward compatibility: set envDir to false when envFile is false
+  if (config.envFile === false) {
+    logger.warn(
+      colors.yellow(
+        'The `envFile` option is deprecated, please use `envDir: false` instead.',
+      ),
+    )
+  }
   let envDir = config.envFile === false ? false : config.envDir
   if (envDir !== false) {
     envDir = config.envDir