Show Notes
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: [email protected]
Music: unsafeharbour.com
Contact Theo Ephraim:
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/theo-ephraim
Website: theoephraim.com
Twitter/X: @theozero
Bluesky: @theozero.bsky.social
Email: [email protected]
General Contact:
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.
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