Encrypt secrets in Rust

Learn how to encrypt your first .env file using Rust 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

2. Encrypt env file

Encrypt your .env file.

dotenvx encrypt

3. Inject

Then inject your encrypted secrets at runtime with dotenvx run.

use std::env;

fn main() {
    let hello = env::var("HELLO").unwrap_or_default();
    println!("HELLO: {}", hello);
}

dotenvx run -- cargo run