Encrypt secrets in Go

Learn how to encrypt your first .env file using Go and dotenvx.

1. Install

Get the Dotenvx CLI.

$ curl -sfS https://dotenvx.sh | sh
◈ installed (dotenvx)

more install options

2. Encrypt

Encrypt your .env file.

$ dotenvx encrypt
◈ encrypted (.env)

3. Inject

Then inject your encrypted secrets at runtime with dotenvx run.

package main

import (
  "fmt"
  "os"
)

func main() {
  fmt.Printf("HELLO: %s\n", os.Getenv("HELLO"))
}

dotenvx run -- go run main.go