import File from '/src/components/File';
import LeftAlignedTable from '@site/src/components/LeftAlignedTable';
<LeftAlignedTable
type="global[]"
required={true}
fields={[
{ name: 'global.name', anchor: 'globalname' },
{ name: 'global.value', anchor: 'globalvalue' },
{ name: 'global.description', anchor: 'globaldescription' },
]}
/>
Global variables used throughout the stack, can be an empty list if not required. Use the `{{ YOUR_ENV_VAR }}` notation in the `value` field of a `globals` list item to populate a global stack variable from an external environment variable or secret.
<File name='stackql_manifest.yml'>
```yaml
globals:
- name: project
description: google project name
value: "{{ GOOGLE_PROJECT }}"
- name: region
value: australia-southeast1
- name: default_zone
value: australia-southeast1-a
```
</File>