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# Personal overrides

> Set per-user secret values for local development without affecting the team.

Personal overrides let individual team members set their own value for a secret in a specific environment. The override replaces the shared value only for that user and does not affect other team members or syncs.

## Use case

During local development, you may need credentials that differ from the shared team values. For example:

* A personal database running on your machine
* An API key for your own sandbox account
* A webhook URL pointing to your local tunnel

Instead of editing the shared value (which would affect everyone), you create a personal override.

## How it works

When a personal override exists for a secret in an environment:

* **Dashboard**: you see both values
* **CLI**: `ek run` injects your personal value into the process
* **Syncs**: syncs always use the shared value, not personal overrides

Personal overrides are stored as separate encrypted values, tied to your user account.

## Creating a personal override

To enable personal overrides, a workspace admin needs to enable them in the project settings. See [Environments](/platform/environments#personal-overrides) for details.

### Dashboard

In the project secrets table, click on a secret value and enter a value in the second input field of that environment. This input field is visible only to you. You cannot see other users' values, even as a workspace admin, and changes they make do not affect your override.

### CLI

<Warning>
  The `ek secret` commands are **deprecated** and may be removed in a future release. Set personal overrides from the dashboard instead.
</Warning>

Use the `--ispersonal` flag when updating a secret:

```bash theme={"dark"}
ek secret update DATABASE_URL --ispersonal
```

This sets a personal override for `DATABASE_URL` in the currently configured environment.

## Removing a personal override

Delete your personal override from the dashboard to revert to the shared value for that secret.