.env not being read at all?

[jordanurbs]

Describe the bug

I added SERVER_PORT=3005 to the .env, as well as filled out my preferred local Ollama models.

but it keeps running on 3000 (I'm getting a 500 error on localhost:3000, but that's another issue)

It's also loading hermes-3 by default, even though I've set the default to be deepseek-r1 in the .env

Am I missing a step in the installation process?

To Reproduce

pnpm i && pnpm build && pnpm start and then run pnpm start:client

Expected behavior

Eliza to start running

Additional context

on macOS on an M3

[jordanurbs]

I'm noticing it's a different .env file when I use the git clone https://github.com/elizaos/eliza-starter.git vs git clone https://github.com/elizaos/eliza.git so that's where I'm at now... looks like a lot more I can control in here, going to start over.

[gkfyr]

Using v0.25.6-alpha.1 on https://github.com/elizaos/eliza.git worked for me.