I'm never using .env files ever again

Direnv Changes HOW YOU WORK!
Funny how some projects are available for so long but it takes time to discover them and for them to "click" into my workflow.
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[@ClariNerd]

Looks good and I will probably use it, but not at work because corporations seem to go by the adage "if it works, don't use it"

[@bitafoot]

Actually using it at work

[@petertillemans2231]

Direnv is a game changer. I also love the eMacs package which integrates with it seamlessly.

[@HarshaVardhan-rb7ju]

I personally use self hosted infisical instances for both work and personal projects and it has been the best tech I’ve integrated. The cli, sdk and api works all the way from dev env till kubernetes in production

[@JD-qo9wk]

Same here. I like it more than Hashicorp Vault but have to use Vault at work so I just use Infisical for personal projects

[@Tony_Sol]

Prefer mise for these purposes Yeah, it still doesn’t load just .env on cd, but the other functions good enough

[@snieguzary]

nix-env installation is pretty much going agains everything that nix stands for by bringing back the imperativeness they aimed to get rid. it's discouraged even in the docs.

[@devopstoolbox]

It's a nice-to-have at this point. I'll use it rarely when I test something or need a temp installation of a cli

[@snieguzary]

@@devopstoolbox that's what nix shells are for. Polluting your profile is non maintainable long term. You of course can do it but by doing it you forfit all the benefits that come with declarative approach. I just don't want you to make a video in few weeks that "nix is not solving anything" based on your misuse of it. Especially when I saw in your other videos that you know better and yet you still promote bad practices. Remember that you have a lot of influence and therefore should be held to higher standards. Cheers

[@EmiNNsoNify]

@@snieguzary "misuse" :D It's not misuse if it's still an available option. Nix guys should remove it if it's misuse but they focus on creating an OS instead of improving as a package manager. Cheers :)

[@snieguzary]

@@EmiNNsoNify maybe wording was not too great but my point is: nix guarantees X only if you follow A,B and C. While you can skip any of those it's not recommended. And I have seen too many times people ignoring e.g. A and claiming that they didn't get the X.

[@EmiNNsoNify]

@@snieguzary maybe my wording wasn't the best. I know what nix offers, my point is you should get off your high horse. It doesn't matter which nix style he uses to install the tool. Using nix in the video is the biggest promo for nix and for people that are after "A and B and C must be done fox X" will find that for themselves. RTFM. Though to be honest Nix manual is not really friendly.

[@TheBurntHoney]

You can configure direnv to I load a .env file if a .envrc file doesn’t exist

[@devopstoolbox]

@@TheBurntHoney 100%. But that would make a long title 😅

[@TheBurntHoney]

@@devopstoolbox fair enough

[@ZiggleFingers]

the parts about adding adding things to your shell init are so painful to watch being a home-manager user.

[@1234minecraft5678]

i use it to set up utility scripts that i only need in certain environments, is a great tool.

[@oserodal2702]

How does dotenvx compare to something like sops?

[@marcodebortoli]

I've been using direnv for so long now that I cannot believe so many people still don't know or use it.

[@chyldstudios]

I’m downloading now …

[@devopstoolbox]

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[@ArunNegi-fi8di]

it's time to change the stack

[@typecraft_dev]

Awesome title!

[@ArunNegi-fi8di]

@typecraft_dev got this as recommendation 😄

[@thenaman047]

oh heyyy

[@devopstoolbox]

@@typecraft_dev but where’s the thumbnail??

[@ArunNegi-fi8di]

@@devopstoolbox but why are you also here

[@dkx8477]

Then devbox (nix behind the scenes, and has direnv integration when enabled) could be interesting to cover in a future video (I am using it myself in some projects).

[@devopstoolbox]

I'm totally on it!

[@garciajero]

you know i have seen people using direnv etc but we use Makefiles where we declare everything within it and we run them only on the context of the executable the makefile might call there's other ways but eg `ENV=prod ./binary` , i never really found the need for direnv yet

[@devopstoolbox]

@@garciajero valid point 👌 Most people don’t use makefiles tho, not sure why, maybe because of how many JS devs out there loving env files and don’t share the love for makefiles 🤷‍♂️ BTW I recently started working with Just and Task (the Rust / Go alternatives to make) and they’re awesome if you don’t need them to run on random remote machine you don’t control

[@loo_9]

if you enjoy make you should check out just/justfile. just uses the recipe idiom of make, while adding features and removing things like phony. I’ve been using it for a while as a script runner that’s independent of any build tool and i think it’s really nice

[@vaisakhkm783]

Is your keyboard truly ergonomic? Thumb's seems to be bend and looks painful... wow, i never though direnv is so powerful, i pnly used it for loading nix dev shells

[@devopstoolbox]

@@vaisakhkm783 the bend makes it actually more “natural” for the thumb. I can’t say I use the entire thumb cluster often, mainly the two closer keys but I do like it. If I’d redesign I’d bring it a tiny bit closer

[@jaimeHMol]

Good video, brw subscriber here! Which switches do you use in your keyboard?, they sound so nice!

[@devopstoolbox]

@@jaimeHMol these are the Gateron Milky Yellow, they come pre lubed too!

[@GordeyStrokin]

can you share your zsa layouts link please?

[@devopstoolbox]

@@GordeyStrokin I’ve been asked multiple times and I promise I’ll do it soon with a video covering it, because ATM it’s a pile of mess that won’t make sense to most

[@bikramtuladhar]

I wonder which terminal he is using on video, it look good.

[@MADhatter_AIM]

pimped tmux

[@zehph]

He has a video on his terminal workflow and tools, iirc it is wezterm with a catpuccin variation and the same theme on tmux. Just look his name with with tmux config and you should find it.

[@devopstoolbox]

@@MADhatter_AIM true!

[@devopstoolbox]

@@bikramtuladhar Wezterm and tmux magic. Do note that while you can achieve the “glossy” transparent look, it’s part video editing tricks

[@dagoberttrump9290]

what nvim config are you using?

[@devopstoolbox]

@@dagoberttrump9290 it’s all here: dotfiles.omerxx.com And I made a video recently covering my setup from scratch

[@Slonegful]

Heya! Which font do you use?

[@devopstoolbox]

@@Slonegful Jetbrains Mono

[@phb17]

Or just use nix-env

[@devopstoolbox]

@@phb17 1:0 😅

[@GothAlice]

Huh… so like how I’ve been using Zsh with Python virtualenv for nearly 10 years… 😗

[@BarakaAndrew]

Dont save secrets in dot envelopes, instead encrypt? And where is that encryption key getting stored? Must be somewhere in the app or another file adding complexity for nothing. Just store stuff in dot envelopes without fear, if someone has access to that file encrypted or not you are in big trouble already coz if they can access that they can definitely access the decryption key. Just dont push it online and give necessary file permission that’s it, if u push it online simply change the secrets and u r good to go.

[@devopstoolbox]

@@BarakaAndrew so it comes down to use case and process. Saying “just don’t push the key” is practical but GitHub is FILLED with leaked keys… I prefer secret stores within my CI system or a 3rd party. For small projects I’d either encrypt them or use the deployment platform to store them. Whatever I chose, I always try to avoid a situation where I have to remember to not push them or hide them in an ignore file. To me, this is calling for trouble

[@CZiNTrPT]

So how does .env.keys solve this? You still need to add it to .gitignore, same as you would with .env?​@@devopstoolbox

[@dinoscheidt]

You guys need to discover containers 😑 never added env to my personal user space. Use an isolated environment

[@CNSH-u9j]

Fella looks like a really tired Adam Thielen

[@devopstoolbox]

@@CNSH-u9j 😂 had to google that! Is this a good thing? I did shoot this at 4:30AM so definitely tired 😅

[@CNSH-u9j]

@@devopstoolbox not good or bad just an observation! Get some sleep man!

[@devopstoolbox]

@@CNSH-u9j 😆

[@Danielo515]

I reached direnv after discarding devenv

[@AqgvP07r-hq3vu]

I didn't view the video yet but I assume it is about direnv. Let me see if I'm correct.

[@devopstoolbox]

@@AqgvP07r-hq3vu 👏