# dotenv-org/dotenv-vault

sync .env files—from the creator of `dotenv`.

Repository: https://github.com/dotenv-org/dotenv-vault
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dotenv-vault
Homepage: https://www.dotenv.org/vault
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: dotenv, env, secrets
Last push: 2025-06-26T16:36:19+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 35/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 28, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1633, "days_push": 433, "days_rel": 434, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1245, forks 37 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:07.005812+00:00)

## What it is
dotenv-vault is a CLI and cloud service for syncing .env files across machines, environments, and team members, with encrypted .env.vault deploys. As of May 2025 it is a paid-only cloud service; the author recommends dotenvx as a free, cloud-less alternative.

## Use cases
- sync .env files between machines and teammates
- manage secrets across development, staging, and production environments
- deploy encrypted environment variables to heroku or vercel
- share environment variables with a team securely
- back up env files to a cloud vault

## When to choose
- your team already pays for dotenv-vault and relies on its cloud sync
- you want encrypted .env.vault deploys with just-in-time secret injection
- you need a dashboard and audit log for environment variables

## When to avoid
- you want a free, self-hosted, or cloud-less solution - use dotenvx instead
- you cannot send secrets to a third-party cloud service
- you need an open-source secrets manager like hashicorp vault or sops

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: secrets-management, configuration-management, cli, deployment
- domain: developer-tools, security, backend
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: dotenv, env-files, secrets-sync, encrypted-vault, paid-service, environment-variables, devops, nodejs, web-server

## Member repositories
- dotenv-org/dotenv-vault (main) score 35

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:07.005812+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T05:08:08.977679+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dotenv-org/dotenv-vault (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:07.005812+00:00, sha 8a32d94055d2)
  - homepage: https://www.dotenv.org/vault (fetched 2026-08-29T12:19:50.084744+00:00, sha dc3ca5d3e1dd)
  - site_page: https://www.dotenv.org/docs/languages/php (fetched 2026-08-29T12:19:50.106158+00:00, sha 249c6b3a561c)
  - site_page: https://www.dotenv.org/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T12:19:50.096267+00:00, sha 9ba00e9ef7d6)
  - site_page: https://www.dotenv.org/docs/languages/nodejs (fetched 2026-08-29T12:19:50.099579+00:00, sha 498a91fe2be8)
  - site_page: https://www.dotenv.org/docs/languages/python (fetched 2026-08-29T12:19:50.101487+00:00, sha bffd0730f814)
  - site_page: https://www.dotenv.org/docs/languages/ruby (fetched 2026-08-29T12:19:50.103173+00:00, sha f7f0d62e5b78)
  - site_page: https://www.dotenv.org/docs/languages/go (fetched 2026-08-29T12:19:50.104690+00:00, sha 6f792eeb2056)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv-vault (fetched 2026-08-29T12:19:50.107578+00:00, sha 23594d6963dc)
  - site_page: https://www.dotenv.org/vault/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T12:19:50.094135+00:00, sha 07a6f189a65e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.