diff --git a/.changeset/perfect-tomatoes-protect.md b/.changeset/perfect-tomatoes-protect.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6fc637b51d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/perfect-tomatoes-protect.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"create-t3-app": minor
+---
+
+construct `serverEnv`, like we do with `clientEnv` #1000
diff --git a/cli/template/base/src/env/schema.mjs b/cli/template/base/src/env/schema.mjs
index c621d13e39..eee6cdfcd4 100644
--- a/cli/template/base/src/env/schema.mjs
+++ b/cli/template/base/src/env/schema.mjs
@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@ export const serverSchema = z.object({
   NODE_ENV: z.enum(["development", "test", "production"]),
 });
 
+/**
+ * You can't destruct `process.env` as a regular object in the Next.js
+ * middleware, so you have to do it manually here.
+ * @type {{ [k in keyof z.infer<typeof serverSchema>]: z.infer<typeof serverSchema>[k] | undefined }}
+ */
+export const serverEnv = {
+  NODE_ENV: process.env.NODE_ENV,
+};
+
 /**
  * Specify your client-side environment variables schema here.
  * This way you can ensure the app isn't built with invalid env vars.
diff --git a/cli/template/base/src/env/server.mjs b/cli/template/base/src/env/server.mjs
index 736e3a6bf0..c04b5ae239 100644
--- a/cli/template/base/src/env/server.mjs
+++ b/cli/template/base/src/env/server.mjs
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
  * This file is included in `/next.config.mjs` which ensures the app isn't built with invalid env vars.
  * It has to be a `.mjs`-file to be imported there.
  */
-import { serverSchema } from "./schema.mjs";
+import { serverSchema, serverEnv } from "./schema.mjs";
 import { env as clientEnv, formatErrors } from "./client.mjs";
 
-const _serverEnv = serverSchema.safeParse(process.env);
+const _serverEnv = serverSchema.safeParse(serverEnv);
 
 if (!_serverEnv.success) {
   console.error(
diff --git a/cli/template/extras/src/env/schema/with-auth-prisma.mjs b/cli/template/extras/src/env/schema/with-auth-prisma.mjs
index 33e923bcd6..3e5bd6c47b 100644
--- a/cli/template/extras/src/env/schema/with-auth-prisma.mjs
+++ b/cli/template/extras/src/env/schema/with-auth-prisma.mjs
@@ -23,6 +23,20 @@ export const serverSchema = z.object({
   DISCORD_CLIENT_SECRET: z.string(),
 });
 
+/**
+ * You can't destruct `process.env` as a regular object in the Next.js
+ * middleware, so you have to do it manually here.
+ * @type {{ [k in keyof z.infer<typeof serverSchema>]: z.infer<typeof serverSchema>[k] | undefined }}
+ */
+export const serverEnv = {
+  DATABASE_URL: process.env.DATABASE_URL,
+  NODE_ENV: process.env.NODE_ENV,
+  NEXTAUTH_SECRET: process.env.NEXTAUTH_SECRET,
+  NEXTAUTH_URL: process.env.NEXTAUTH_URL,
+  DISCORD_CLIENT_ID: process.env.DISCORD_CLIENT_ID,
+  DISCORD_CLIENT_SECRET: process.env.DISCORD_CLIENT_SECRET,
+};
+
 /**
  * Specify your client-side environment variables schema here.
  * This way you can ensure the app isn't built with invalid env vars.
diff --git a/cli/template/extras/src/env/schema/with-auth.mjs b/cli/template/extras/src/env/schema/with-auth.mjs
index cd0e268155..1068e79918 100644
--- a/cli/template/extras/src/env/schema/with-auth.mjs
+++ b/cli/template/extras/src/env/schema/with-auth.mjs
@@ -22,6 +22,19 @@ export const serverSchema = z.object({
   DISCORD_CLIENT_SECRET: z.string(),
 });
 
+/**
+ * You can't destruct `process.env` as a regular object in the Next.js
+ * middleware, so you have to do it manually here.
+ * @type {{ [k in keyof z.infer<typeof serverSchema>]: z.infer<typeof serverSchema>[k] | undefined }}
+ */
+export const serverEnv = {
+  NODE_ENV: process.env.NODE_ENV,
+  NEXTAUTH_SECRET: process.env.NEXTAUTH_SECRET,
+  NEXTAUTH_URL: process.env.NEXTAUTH_URL,
+  DISCORD_CLIENT_ID: process.env.DISCORD_CLIENT_ID,
+  DISCORD_CLIENT_SECRET: process.env.DISCORD_CLIENT_SECRET,
+};
+
 /**
  * Specify your client-side environment variables schema here.
  * This way you can ensure the app isn't built with invalid env vars.
diff --git a/cli/template/extras/src/env/schema/with-prisma.mjs b/cli/template/extras/src/env/schema/with-prisma.mjs
index 45d39359e2..f2a36da932 100644
--- a/cli/template/extras/src/env/schema/with-prisma.mjs
+++ b/cli/template/extras/src/env/schema/with-prisma.mjs
@@ -10,6 +10,16 @@ export const serverSchema = z.object({
   NODE_ENV: z.enum(["development", "test", "production"]),
 });
 
+/**
+ * You can't destruct `process.env` as a regular object in the Next.js
+ * middleware, so you have to do it manually here.
+ * @type {{ [k in keyof z.infer<typeof serverSchema>]: z.infer<typeof serverSchema>[k] | undefined }}
+ */
+export const serverEnv = {
+  DATABASE_URL: process.env.DATABASE_URL,
+  NODE_ENV: process.env.NODE_ENV,
+};
+
 /**
  * Specify your client-side environment variables schema here.
  * This way you can ensure the app isn't built with invalid env vars.
diff --git a/www/src/pages/ar/usage/env-variables.md b/www/src/pages/ar/usage/env-variables.md
index 59fde64e14..c899bf71e1 100644
--- a/www/src/pages/ar/usage/env-variables.md
+++ b/www/src/pages/ar/usage/env-variables.md
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ export const serverSchema = z.object({
   // DATABASE_URL: z.string().url(),
 });
 
+export const serverEnv = {
+  // DATABASE_URL: process.env.DATABASE_URL,
+};
+
 export const clientSchema = z.object({
   // NEXT_PUBLIC_WS_KEY: z.string(),
 });
@@ -105,6 +109,11 @@ export const serverSchema = z.object({
   // ...
   TWITTER_API_TOKEN: z.string(),
 });
+
+export const serverEnv = {
+  // ...
+  TWITTER_API_TOKEN: process.env.TWITTER_API_TOKEN,
+};
 ```
 
 **ملحوطة:** النص الفارغ تتعامل معة zod علي أنه نص صحيح، إذا ما اردت ان تُغيّر هذا الاسلوب فإستخدم `z.string().min(1)`
diff --git a/www/src/pages/en/usage/env-variables.md b/www/src/pages/en/usage/env-variables.md
index e7a05fab07..ba2a09ba15 100644
--- a/www/src/pages/en/usage/env-variables.md
+++ b/www/src/pages/en/usage/env-variables.md
@@ -21,13 +21,17 @@ _TLDR; If you want to add a new environment variable, you must add it to both yo
 
 ## schema.mjs
 
-This is the file you will actually touch. It contains two schemas, one for server-side environment variables and one for client-side as well as a `clientEnv` object.
+This is the file you will actually touch. It contains two schemas & environment objects, one for server-side environment variables and one for client-side.
 
 ```ts:env/schema.mjs
 export const serverSchema = z.object({
   // DATABASE_URL: z.string().url(),
 });
 
+export const serverEnv = {
+  // DATABASE_URL: process.env.DATABASE_URL,
+};
+
 export const clientSchema = z.object({
   // NEXT_PUBLIC_WS_KEY: z.string(),
 });
@@ -116,6 +120,11 @@ export const serverSchema = z.object({
   // ...
   TWITTER_API_TOKEN: z.string(),
 });
+
+export const serverEnv = {
+  // ...
+  TWITTER_API_TOKEN: process.env.TWITTER_API_TOKEN,
+};
 ```
 
 _**NOTE:** An empty string is still a string, so `z.string()` will accept an empty string as a valid value. If you want to make sure that the environment variable is not empty, you can use `z.string().min(1)`._
diff --git a/www/src/pages/fr/usage/env-variables.md b/www/src/pages/fr/usage/env-variables.md
index f0a89bc785..cb87c542ee 100644
--- a/www/src/pages/fr/usage/env-variables.md
+++ b/www/src/pages/fr/usage/env-variables.md
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ export const serverSchema = z.object({
   // DATABASE_URL: z.string().url(),
 });
 
+export const serverEnv = {
+  // DATABASE_URL: process.env.DATABASE_URL,
+};
+
 export const clientSchema = z.object({
   // NEXT_PUBLIC_WS_KEY: z.string(),
 });
@@ -117,6 +121,11 @@ export const serverSchema = z.object({
   // ...
   TWITTER_API_TOKEN: z.string(),
 });
+
+export const serverEnv = {
+  // ...
+  TWITTER_API_TOKEN: process.env.TWITTER_API_TOKEN,
+};
 ```
 
 _**NOTE:** Une chaîne vide est toujours une chaîne, donc `z.string()` acceptera une chaîne vide comme valeur valide. Si vous voulez vous assurer que la variable d'environnement n'est pas vide, vous pouvez utiliser `z.string().min(1)`._
diff --git a/www/src/pages/no/usage/env-variables.md b/www/src/pages/no/usage/env-variables.md
index a7bf305f24..f6efc4841c 100644
--- a/www/src/pages/no/usage/env-variables.md
+++ b/www/src/pages/no/usage/env-variables.md
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ export const serverSchema = z.object({
   // DATABASE_URL: z.string().url(),
 });
 
+export const serverEnv = {
+  // DATABASE_URL: process.env.DATABASE_URL,
+};
+
 export const clientSchema = z.object({
   // NEXT_PUBLIC_WS_KEY: z.string(),
 });
@@ -114,6 +118,11 @@ export const serverSchema = z.object({
   // ...
   TWITTER_API_TOKEN: z.string(),
 });
+
+export const serverEnv = {
+  // ...
+  TWITTER_API_TOKEN: process.env.TWITTER_API_TOKEN,
+};
 ```
 
 _**MERK:** En tom streng er fortsatt en streng, så `z.string()` vil godta en tom streng som en gyldig verdi. Hvis du vil forsikre deg om at miljøvariabelen ikke er tom, kan du bruke `z.string().min(1)`._
diff --git a/www/src/pages/pt/usage/env-variables.md b/www/src/pages/pt/usage/env-variables.md
index 05cba014fb..85e2f5bb86 100644
--- a/www/src/pages/pt/usage/env-variables.md
+++ b/www/src/pages/pt/usage/env-variables.md
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ export const serverSchema = z.object({
   // DATABASE_URL: z.string().url(),
 });
 
+export const serverEnv = {
+  // DATABASE_URL: process.env.DATABASE_URL,
+};
+
 export const clientSchema = z.object({
   // NEXT_PUBLIC_WS_KEY: z.string(),
 });
@@ -114,6 +118,11 @@ export const serverSchema = z.object({
   // ...
   TWITTER_API_TOKEN: z.string(),
 });
+
+export const serverEnv = {
+  // ...
+  TWITTER_API_TOKEN: process.env.TWITTER_API_TOKEN,
+};
 ```
 
 _**NOTA:** Uma string vazia ainda é uma string, então `z.string()` aceitará uma string vazia como um valor válido. Se você quiser ter certeza de que a variável de ambiente não está vazia, você pode usar `z.string().min(1)`._
diff --git a/www/src/pages/ru/usage/env-variables.md b/www/src/pages/ru/usage/env-variables.md
index 0dd0946932..f5df20a58e 100644
--- a/www/src/pages/ru/usage/env-variables.md
+++ b/www/src/pages/ru/usage/env-variables.md
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ export const serverSchema = z.object({
   // DATABASE_URL: z.string().url(),
 });
 
+export const serverEnv = {
+  // DATABASE_URL: process.env.DATABASE_URL,
+};
+
 export const clientSchema = z.object({
   // NEXT_PUBLIC_WS_KEY: z.string(),
 });
@@ -115,6 +119,11 @@ export const serverSchema = z.object({
   // ...
   TWITTER_API_TOKEN: z.string(),
 });
+
+export const serverEnv = {
+  // ...
+  TWITTER_API_TOKEN: process.env.TWITTER_API_TOKEN,
+};
 ```
 
 _**Обратите внимание:** Пустая строка все еще является строкой, поэтому `z.string()` примет пустую строку как допустимое значение. Если вы хотите убедиться, что переменная среды не пуста, вы можете использовать `z.string().min(1)`._
diff --git a/www/src/pages/zh-hans/usage/env-variables.md b/www/src/pages/zh-hans/usage/env-variables.md
index c9aeed2f65..f1ef4cda76 100644
--- a/www/src/pages/zh-hans/usage/env-variables.md
+++ b/www/src/pages/zh-hans/usage/env-variables.md
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ export const serverSchema = z.object({
   // DATABASE_URL: z.string().url(),
 });
 
+export const serverEnv = {
+  // DATABASE_URL: process.env.DATABASE_URL,
+};
+
 export const clientSchema = z.object({
   // NEXT_PUBLIC_WS_KEY: z.string(),
 });
@@ -116,6 +120,11 @@ export const serverSchema = z.object({
   // ...
   TWITTER_API_TOKEN: z.string(),
 });
+
+export const serverEnv = {
+  // ...
+  TWITTER_API_TOKEN: process.env.TWITTER_API_TOKEN,
+};
 ```
 
 _**注意:** 一个空的字符串仍然是一个字符串，所以 `z.string()` 会认为它是一个有效值。如果你想要确保环境变量的值不能为空，你可以使用 `z.string().min(1)`。_