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1password-secrets
1password-secrets is a CLI utility to sync 1Password secrets (env files). It enables:
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Seamless sharing of local secrets used for development. Developers starting out in a project can just use this tool to retrieve the
.env
file needed for local development. Likewise it is also simple to push back any local changes to the 1password vault. -
More secure and simpler method of managing Fly.io secrets. By default, Fly secrets must be managed by
flyctl
. This means that setting secrets in production, developers must useflyctl
passing credentials via arguments - risking credentials being stored in their histories. Alternatively one must secrets in a file and runflyctl secrets import
. This works well, but you must ensure everything is synched to a secret/password manager and then delete the file. 1password-secrets enables a leaner management of secrets via 1password. Via an app name, automatically finds and imports secrets in an 1password secure note to Fly. This way you ensure developers always keep secrets up-to-date and never lost files in their computer.
Motivation: Using 1password for this avoids the need for another external secret management tool. And keeps the access control in a centralised place that we already use.
Getting started
Requirements
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Install the required dependencies:
1Password >=
8.9.13
1Password CLI >=
2.13.1
flyctl >=
0.0.451
Python >=
3.10
brew install --cask 1password 1password-cli && \ brew install flyctl
More information and installation instructions for other systems can be found in the 1password documentation.
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Allow 1Password to connect to 1Password-CLI by going to
Settings
->Developer
->Command-Line Interface (CLI)
and selectConnect with 1Password CLI
. -
Sign into your 1Password desktop and if you wish to use the fly integration, also make sure the CLI is authenticated.
Installation
In most systems (Mac and Linux) when pip3
(Python's 3 PIP) is in path
and you want to install it at the user level:
pip3 install -U 1password-secrets
Otherwise you may need to install it with invoking your preferred Python version:
python3 -m pip install -U 1password-secrets
.
Or, even more specific python3.12 -m pip install -U 1password-secrets
Also, if your "environment is externally managed" you can bypass it with:
python3 -m pip install -U --break-system-packages 1password-secrets
If you use tools like pipx
or manage your environment differently adapt the installation
instructions.
Usage
Local
1password-secrets will allow you to create
, pull
and push
secrets to a 1password secure note
with repo:<owner>/<repo>
or local:<dir-basename>
in its name. repo
is used when within a valid
git repository with remote "origin" set.
The remote name can be changed with the --remote
switch if you use a different remote
(e.g. upstream
)
By default it syncs to ./.env
file, this can overridden with a file_name
field in 1password
containing the desired relative file path.
By default it searches items across 1password vaults. Restrict the search to a single vault with the
--vault
switch.
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To bootstrap a 1Password secret matching the current repo/directory, run:
1password-secrets local create ./env
Where./env
is an existing file you with to use. -
To get secrets from 1Password, run:
1password-secrets local pull
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To push the local changes to 1Password, run:
1password-secrets local push
Fly
Make sure you have a Secure Note in 1Password with fly:<fly-app-name>
in the title. fly-app-name
is the name of your fly application.
As with Local
secrets above, you can specify a single 1Password vault by name or id with the
--vault
option.
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To import secrets to fly, run:
1password-secrets fly import <fly-app-name>
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Secrets can be edited directly on 1Password app or using the command:
1password-secrets fly edit <fly-app-name>
Development
- Ensure you have
make
installed. - Create a virtual environment:
make setup-venv
. - Install dependencies:
make install-deps
.
Then you can install (link) the repo globally with make local-install
.
Before pushing changes ensure your code is properly formatted with make lint
.
Auto format the code with make format