Encrypt a .env file in Kotlin

Encrypt a .env file in Kotlin with dotenvx, commit it safely, and inject its secrets at runtime.

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.

index.kt

fun main() {
  val hello = System.getenv("HELLO") ?: ""
  println("Hello $hello")
}
kotlinc index.kt -include-runtime -d index.jar

dotenvx run -- java -jar index.jar