Encrypt secrets in Cron
Learn how to inject encrypted env values in cron jobs using dotenvx.
Prerequisites
To get the most out of this guide, you'll need to:
- Install dotenvx
- Create your account (optional)
1. Install
Get the dotenvx cli.
curl -sfS https://dotenvx.sh | sh
2. Encrypt env file
Encrypt your .env file.
$ terminal
dotenvx encrypt
3. Inject secrets
Then inject your encrypted secrets in cron jobs with dotenvx run.
crontab
# run every day at 8am
0 8 * * * dotenvx run -- /path/to/myscript.sh