Every project has environment variables. Almost nobody manages them well. This week Brandon talks with Phil Miller and Theo Ephraim, who built varlock to fix that — bringing structure and security to the humble .env file.

Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 580

Show Links:

• varlock.dev
• varlock on GitHub
• @env-spec Overview
• DMNO (corporate site)
• Varlock MCP Server (docs)
• howtostore.food — Theo's side project on the best way to store produce
• unsafeharbour.com — Phil's music label
• Nautical Artifacts on Bandcamp
• bumpy

Contact Phil Miller:

• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/themillman
• Email: phil@varlock.dev
• Music: unsafeharbour.com

Contact Theo Ephraim:

• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/theo-ephraim
• Website: theoephraim.com
• Twitter/X: @theozero
• Bluesky: @theozero.bsky.social
• Email: theo@varlock.dev

General Contact:

• hello@varlock.dev
• hello@dmno.dev

Varlock Community

• Varlock Discord — Chat with the team and other users
• GitHub Discussions — Suggestions, questions, and feature requests
• varlock on GitHub — Star the project and follow updates
• Varlock on X
• Varlock on Bluesky

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Special Guests: Phil Miller and Theo Ephraim.