Organizing Your Secrets
dotenvar uses a three-level hierarchy — Folders, Groups, and Secrets — to keep your secrets organised as they grow.
The structure
Folder
Projects or clients
The broadest container. Create one per project, product, or client. A Folder groups all the environments and services that belong to a single context.
Acme Corp / My Side Project / Internal Tools
Group
Environments or services
Groups live inside Folders. Use them to separate environments (dev, staging, production) or categories of configuration (database, auth, third-party APIs).
Production / Staging / Development / Third-Party APIs
Secret
Individual key-value pairs
The actual entries. Each secret holds a key name and a value. Both are encrypted before leaving your browser.
DATABASE_URL = postgres://user:pass@host/db
STRIPE_SECRET_KEY = sk_live_...
JWT_SECRET = a8f3d...
Working with secrets
AddClick the + button inside any Group to add a secret. Enter a key and value, then save. It is encrypted and stored immediately.
EditClick any secret to open it. Update the value and save. The previous value is preserved automatically as a version.
CopyUse the copy icon to copy a value to clipboard. The clipboard is cleared automatically after 30 seconds.
DeleteUse the delete action to permanently remove a secret. This cannot be undone.
ReorderDrag and drop Folders, Groups, or Secrets to rearrange them. The order is saved automatically.