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Show HN: Lockenv – Simple encrypted secrets storage for Git

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lockenv

Simple, CLI-friendly secret storage that lets you safely commit encrypted secrets to version control.

For small teams who want something simpler than sops/git-crypt for .env and infra secrets.

Overview

lockenv provides a secure way to store sensitive files (like .env files, configuration files, certificates) in an encrypted .lockenv file that can be safely committed to your repository. Files are encrypted using a password-derived key and can be easily extracted when needed.

How is this different?

Feature lockenv git-crypt sops Format Single vault file Transparent per-file YAML/JSON native Auth Password + Keyring GPG keys KMS/PGP Git integration Manual (lock/unlock) Transparent (git filter) Manual Setup lockenv init GPG key exchange KMS/key config Best for Simple .env/config Large teams, many devs Cloud infra, key rotation

Installation

Homebrew (macOS/Linux)

brew tap illarion/tap brew install lockenv

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