EnvKey 2.0 – End-To-End Encrypted Environments (now open source)

In plain words

EnvKey is an end-to-end encrypted secrets and configuration manager for organizations. It secures API keys, encryption keys, credentials, and other sensitive data while making it easy to deploy the latest configurations to servers, scripts, and tests. The tool offers both an intuitive spreadsheet-like interface and a developer-friendly CLI, supporting real-time environment updates and conflict resolution. It is now open source and targets development teams needing secure, centralized secrets management.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

In the maker’s words, at launch

Hey HN, I'm so happy to finally show you all this release after years of hard work. I posted the first version of EnvKey to HN back in 2017 (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15330757), then went through YC in W18 (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16569534). EnvKey is an…

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