Encrypt secrets in Java

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

Prerequisites

To get the most out of this guide, you'll need to:

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1. Install

Get the Dotenvx CLI.

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

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2. Encrypt

Encrypt your .env file.

$ dotenvx encrypt
◈ encrypted (.env) + local key (.env.keys)

3. Inject

Then inject your encrypted secrets at runtime with dotenvx run.

index.java

public class Index {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    String hello = System.getenv("HELLO");
    System.out.println("Hello " + hello);
  }
}

dotenvx run -- java index.java