Episode 580: Varlock: Bringing Order to the Chaos of Environment Variables

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.