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envtainer

Environment variable management tool. Keep your .env files organized, validated, and synced across environments.

Manage your environment variables across projects and environments — keep .env files organized, validated, and in sync.

Features

  • Manage environment variables across multiple environments (development, staging, production)
  • Validate required variables and types before your app starts
  • Sync .env templates across team members
  • Diff and merge environment files safely

Usage

# Initialize envtainer in your project
envtainer init

# Validate current .env against .env.example
envtainer validate

# Show diff between environments
envtainer diff development production

Use Cases

  • Ensure required env vars are set before deployment
  • Keep team .env files in sync with a template
  • Prevent secrets from leaking into version control
  • Manage per-environment configuration