# Lockenv

8 Hacker News commenters recommended Lockenv and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free, simple password-protected vault for storing secrets in git, reasonable for small teams, though access cannot be revoked once its password is known.

## What people warn about

- Storing secrets in git feels wrong (2 comments): "But storing secrets in the same git repository just seems off to me." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46192263)) "Committing the vault to git gives me the heebie-jeebies." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46191901))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [fnox](https://hackerapproved.com/p/fnox.md): 20 recommend
- [Infisical](https://hackerapproved.com/p/infisical.md): 17 recommend
- [enveil](https://hackerapproved.com/p/enveil.md): 13 recommend
- [dotenvx](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dotenvx.md): 10 recommend
- [Varlock](https://hackerapproved.com/p/varlock.md): 8 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Lockenv", https://hackerapproved.com/p/lockenv/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).