Installation

There are two ways to install varlock:

1. Install as a dependency in JavaScript/TypeScript projects
2. Install as a standalone binary

As a JavaScript/TypeScript dependency

Requires:

• Node.js version 22 or higher

Installation

To install varlock in your project, run:

npm

npx varlock init

yarn

yarn dlx varlock init

pnpm

pnpm dlx varlock init

This will install varlock as a dependency and scan your project for .env files and create a .env.schema file in the root of your project. Depending on your project configuration, it will optionally:

• Remove your existing .env.example file
• Add decorators to your .env.schema file to specify the type of each environment variable
• Encrypt secrets in your .env file

As a binary

To install varlock CLI as a binary, run:

# Install via homebrew
brew install dmno-dev/tap/varlock

# OR Install via cURL
curl -sSfL https://varlock.dev/install.sh | sh -s

After installation, you can run varlock --help to see the available commands or read the CLI Reference.