Getting Started with envbee: Environment Management Made Simple |

Introduction

Modern applications depend on dozens of environment variables, API keys, and configuration values. Keeping all of these consistent across local development, staging, and production quickly becomes a challenge.
envbee was built to simplify this process, offering a unified environment management platform that integrates seamlessly with your workflow and your favorite languages.

This article gives a quick overview of what envbee is, how it works, and how you can start using it today.

What is envbee?

envbee is a platform designed to help engineering teams manage environment variables securely and efficiently.
It provides:

A clean dashboard for storing and organizing configs
Versioning and change history
Strong access control
Encrypted secrets
SDKs for multiple languages
A simple API for automation

Whether you’re building microservices, deploying serverless functions, or maintaining multiple environments, envbee keeps your configuration safe and consistent.

Core Concepts

1. Projects and Environments

Each project in envbee can contain multiple environments—for example:

development
staging
production

You can manage variables independently in each environment and promote values when moving to higher stages.

2. Secure Variables

envbee uses encryption to protect sensitive information. All secret values are encrypted both at rest and in transit, ensuring the safety of API keys, tokens, and database credentials.

3. Sync With SDKs

envbee offers SDKs for:

They provide simple methods to fetch environment variables at runtime.

Example (Node.js):

example.js

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import { Envbee } from "@envbee/node";

const client = new Envbee({ apiKey: process.env.ENVBEE_API_KEY });

const config = await client.getConfig("production");

console.log("Database:", config.DB_CONNECTION_STRING);

Using the envbee Dashboard

You can manage everything visually through the app:

👉 https://app.envbee.dev/

From there you can:

Add new environment variables
Organize values by category
Search and filter
Promote settings across environments
Invite teammates and manage roles

The interface is simple and designed for teams that want clarity instead of spreadsheet chaos.

API Access

For automation, envbee exposes a clean REST API:

👉 https://docs.envbee.dev/api

Use it to:

Fetch configuration for CI pipelines
Import or export variables
Integrate envbee into custom deployment workflows

Best Practices for Teams

Use separate environments
Keep development and production configs cleanly isolated.
Avoid hardcoding secrets
Load everything dynamically at runtime using the SDK or API.
Review configuration changes
envbee’s history feature helps track edits and prevent mistakes.
Automate where possible
CI/CD pipelines can fetch configs automatically before deploys.

Conclusion

envbee makes environment management predictable, secure, and easy to automate.
If you’re starting a new project—or you’re tired of juggling .env files—envbee gives you a centralized, reliable way to store and sync configuration across your entire stack.

Ready to try it out?

👉 Visit the landing page: https://www.envbee.dev
👉 Explore the docs: https://docs.envbee.dev/

More articles and tutorials will be coming soon!

Getting Started with envbee: Environment Management Made Simple

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