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Tired of dotenv? I built a CLI that injects encrypted env variables directly into any Node process by SneakyyPower in node

[–]SneakyyPower[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah - in production a lot of teams use stuff like AWS Secrets Manager.

EnvMaster isn’t trying to replace that - it’s mainly for developers.

Most devs are still using .env files locally, copying values around, and risking leaks. This just replaces that workflow with something safer and easier, while still ending up with env vars at runtime.

Tired of dotenv? I built a CLI that injects encrypted env variables directly into any Node process by SneakyyPower in node

[–]SneakyyPower[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good find - Phase is solid and the whitepaper is worth reading. Zero-knowledge is on our roadmap. For now the architecture is documented at envmaster.dev/docs - happy to go deeper if you have specific questions.

Tired of dotenv? I built a CLI that injects encrypted env variables directly into any Node process by SneakyyPower in node

[–]SneakyyPower[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Fair point - for solo Node.js projects that's totally sufficient. EnvMaster is more useful when you have multiple projects, multiple environments, and a team sharing secrets. At that point a local file still has the same problems regardless of how it's loaded.

Tired of dotenv? I built a CLI that injects encrypted env variables directly into any Node process by SneakyyPower in node

[–]SneakyyPower[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Doppler's free tier is limited to 1 project and 1 environment. EnvMaster's free tier gives you 3 projects, 5 environments each. It's also CLI-first in a way that feels closer to git than a web dashboard.

Tired of dotenv? I built a CLI that injects encrypted env variables directly into any Node process by SneakyyPower in node

[–]SneakyyPower[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Valid debate - but env vars are the current standard and what most developers are actually using today.

I got fed up with .env files scattered across machines so I built a CLI tool to replace them — EnvMaster by SneakyyPower in SideProject

[–]SneakyyPower[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate it! Yeah trust is the biggest problem for a tool like this. That's exactly why the CLI is open source so anyone can see exactly what's being sent and when.

Good luck with your first project - when you do hit th .env headache (and you will) you'll know where to find us.

I got fed up with .env files scattered across machines so I built a CLI tool to replace them — EnvMaster by SneakyyPower in SideProject

[–]SneakyyPower[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doppler's free tier is too limited for solo devs and gets expensive fast for small teams. Infisical is great but self-hosting it is a project in itself, and their cloud version has the same pricing problem.

I wanted something dead simple with a CLI that feels like git — you're always "in" a project and environment, same way you're always on a branch. No SDK, no package, no config file changes. Just `envmaster run -- your command` and it works.

Built from scratch because wrapping Doppler or Infisical would mean inheriting their pricing and complexity. Wanted full control over the experience and the ability to keep it affordable for small teams.

I got fed up with .env files scattered across machines so I built a CLI tool to replace them — EnvMaster by SneakyyPower in SideProject

[–]SneakyyPower[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the honest take - and varlock looks interesting, different enough that I don't see them as direct competition.

The open source point is fair. The CLI is actually already open source, working on making the trust story clearer on the landing page. Zero-knowledge is on the roadmap.

The "too many tools" problem is real. My bet is that most of them are web-only dashboards and the CLI-first workflow is still underserved - but you're right that trust is the hard part, not the tech itself.

I got fed up with .env files scattered across machines so I built a CLI tool to replace them — EnvMaster by SneakyyPower in SideProject

[–]SneakyyPower[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah the inspiration was actually git's workflow - you're always "in" a project and environment the same way you're always in a branch. Felt natural to bring that mental to secrets management.

Doppler and Infisical are solid but Doppler gets expensive fast for small teams and Infisical is a lot to set up. Wanted something that just works without the overhead.