diff --git a/reflex/config.py b/reflex/config.py
index 719d5c21f..8ec1b56d2 100644
--- a/reflex/config.py
+++ b/reflex/config.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import dataclasses
 import importlib
 import os
 import sys
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Set, Union
 
 from reflex.utils.exceptions import ConfigError
+from reflex.utils.types import value_inside_optional
 
 try:
     import pydantic.v1 as pydantic
@@ -131,6 +133,80 @@ class DBConfig(Base):
         return f"{self.engine}://{path}/{self.database}"
 
 
+def get_default_value_for_field(field: dataclasses.Field) -> Any:
+    """Get the default value for a field.
+
+    Args:
+        field: The field.
+
+    Returns:
+        The default value.
+
+    Raises:
+        ValueError: If no default value is found.
+    """
+    if field.default != dataclasses.MISSING:
+        return field.default
+    elif field.default_factory != dataclasses.MISSING:
+        return field.default_factory()
+    else:
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"Missing value for environment variable {field.name} and no default value found"
+        )
+
+
+@dataclasses.dataclass(init=False)
+class EnvironmentVariables:
+    """Environment variables class to instantiate environment variables."""
+
+    # Whether to use npm over bun to install frontend packages.
+    REFLEX_USE_NPM: bool = False
+
+    # The npm registry to use.
+    NPM_CONFIG_REGISTRY: Optional[str] = None
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        """Initialize the environment variables."""
+        for field in dataclasses.fields(self):
+            field_name = field.name
+
+            field_type = value_inside_optional(field.type)
+
+            if field_type is bool:
+                true_values = ["true", "1", "yes"]
+                false_values = ["false", "0", "no"]
+
+                value = os.getenv(field_name, None)
+
+                if value is not None:
+                    if value.lower() in true_values:
+                        value = True
+                    elif value.lower() in false_values:
+                        value = False
+                    else:
+                        raise ValueError(
+                            f"Invalid value for environment variable {field_name}: {value}"
+                        )
+                else:
+                    value = get_default_value_for_field(field)
+
+            elif field_type is str:
+                value = os.getenv(field_name, None)
+
+                if value is None:
+                    value = get_default_value_for_field(field)
+
+            else:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"Invalid type for environment variable {field_name}: {field_type}. This is probably an issue in Reflex."
+                )
+
+            setattr(self, field_name, value)
+
+
+environment = EnvironmentVariables()
+
+
 class Config(Base):
     """The config defines runtime settings for the app.
 
diff --git a/reflex/utils/prerequisites.py b/reflex/utils/prerequisites.py
index 44d1f6acc..989dce3fa 100644
--- a/reflex/utils/prerequisites.py
+++ b/reflex/utils/prerequisites.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ from redis.asyncio import Redis
 
 from reflex import constants, model
 from reflex.compiler import templates
-from reflex.config import Config, get_config
+from reflex.config import Config, environment, get_config
 from reflex.utils import console, net, path_ops, processes
 from reflex.utils.exceptions import GeneratedCodeHasNoFunctionDefs
 from reflex.utils.format import format_library_name
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ def windows_npm_escape_hatch() -> bool:
     Returns:
         If the user has set REFLEX_USE_NPM.
     """
-    return os.environ.get("REFLEX_USE_NPM", "").lower() in ["true", "1", "yes"]
+    return environment.REFLEX_USE_NPM
 
 
 def get_app(reload: bool = False) -> ModuleType:
diff --git a/reflex/utils/registry.py b/reflex/utils/registry.py
index 6b87c163d..77c3d31cd 100644
--- a/reflex/utils/registry.py
+++ b/reflex/utils/registry.py
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 """Utilities for working with registries."""
 
-import os
-
 import httpx
 
+from reflex.config import environment
 from reflex.utils import console, net
 
 
@@ -56,7 +55,4 @@ def _get_npm_registry() -> str:
     Returns:
         str:
     """
-    if npm_registry := os.environ.get("NPM_CONFIG_REGISTRY", ""):
-        return npm_registry
-    else:
-        return get_best_registry()
+    return environment.NPM_CONFIG_REGISTRY or get_best_registry()
diff --git a/reflex/utils/types.py b/reflex/utils/types.py
index 0a3aed110..3d7992011 100644
--- a/reflex/utils/types.py
+++ b/reflex/utils/types.py
@@ -274,6 +274,20 @@ def is_optional(cls: GenericType) -> bool:
     return is_union(cls) and type(None) in get_args(cls)
 
 
+def value_inside_optional(cls: GenericType) -> GenericType:
+    """Get the value inside an Optional type or the original type.
+
+    Args:
+        cls: The class to check.
+
+    Returns:
+        The value inside the Optional type or the original type.
+    """
+    if is_union(cls) and len(args := get_args(cls)) >= 2 and type(None) in args:
+        return unionize(*[arg for arg in args if arg is not type(None)])
+    return cls
+
+
 def get_property_hint(attr: Any | None) -> GenericType | None:
     """Check if an attribute is a property and return its type hint.