envconsul ☆

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Description:
Launch process with environment variables from Consul and Vault

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Sep 14, 2024

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Stars: 2,057 | Forks: 192 | Language: Go | Category: Devops

Tags: consul vault environment-variables secrets-management hashicorp devops

Install: brew install envconsul

About:
Envconsul is a lightweight daemon that dynamically populates environment variables for a child process from HashiCorp Consul and Vault. It provides a secure and centralized way to manage application configuration and secrets without requiring code changes. Its main value is enabling configuration updates and secret rotations in real-time without process restarts.

Key Features:

Dynamically sources environment variables from Consul KV
Securely retrieves secrets from HashiCorp Vault
Supports template rendering for complex configurations
Watches for changes and updates environment without restart
Simple integration as a process wrapper

Use Cases:

Injecting dynamic configuration and secrets into containerized applications
Managing environment-specific settings for microservices without rebuilding

Alternatives:

consul-template – Renders configuration files instead of setting environment variables directly
vault-agent – Primarily for Vault secrets with auto-auth and templating, less focused on Consul integration

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 14, 2024 10:33pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	42da6fc0
Feb 28, 2023 10:12pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	dc251608