Quickstart - Enkryptify Documentation

The Enkryptify CLI fetches project secrets and injects them into your local process as environment variables. Use it when developing locally instead of keeping shared .env files on disk.

Install CLI

For detailed installation instructions, refer to the Install page.

# macOS
brew install enkryptify/enkryptify/enkryptify

# Windows
scoop bucket add enkryptify https://github.com/Enkryptify/scoop-enkryptify.git
scoop install enkryptify

# Linux
# Check the install page for all supported distributions
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Enkryptify/cli/refs/heads/main/install.sh | bash

Authenticate with Enkryptify

ek login

Configure CLI

ek setup

Working in a team? Commit a .enkryptify.json file to your repository instead, so everyone who clones it skips this step.

Run with secrets

ek run -- npm run dev

Keep your CLI up to date by running ek upgrade.

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