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Life & fun · February 12, 2024

A better dotenv – dotenvx

I'm the creator of node.js' dotenv. I'm making a better dotenv called dotenvx. * run anywhere (cross-platform) * multi-environment * encrypted envs What do you think?

A better dotenv – dotenvx launched on February 12, 2024 with 8 votes, #1,589 of 3,962 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.

What it does

a secure dotenv—from the creator of `dotenv`. Contribute to dotenvx/dotenvx development by creating an account on GitHub.

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