with-ssm/README.md

with-ssm

Description

Short description of what the tool does

Describe the value of not having to store secrets on disk and ensure they are always up to date, and why it is now possible to commit the .env (or preferably the .env.with-ssm to avoid the caviots)

Caviouts

• If the application reads the .env file it may override the replaced variables after, resulting in the original variables being used. In those cases, sustution could be used in implementaions which supports it ${NPM_TOKEN:-SSM:/access/npm_token} or using a .env.with-ssm file instead, which would not be read by the application

• If the .env file is committed to the repo, it is important to remember to avoid deploying it along with the application.

Install

npm i -g @morten-olsen/with-ssm

Usage

Using environment variables

NPM_TOKEN="SSM:/access/npm_token" with-ssm --debug -- npm whoami

Using files

.env.with-ssm or .env

NPM_TOKEN="SSM:/access/npm_token"

with-ssm --debug -- npm whoami