I Built My Own Config Format for Node.js That Separates Server and Client Secrets

📰 Dev.to · KANISHQ R PUROHIT

Learn how to separate server and client secrets in Node.js using a custom config format, kq-config, as an alternative to dotenv

intermediate Published 11 May 2026
Action Steps
  1. Identify the limitations of dotenv in managing server and client secrets
  2. Design a custom config format to separate sensitive data
  3. Implement kq-config to store and manage secrets securely
  4. Configure your Node.js application to use the new config format
  5. Test and validate the security of your config format
Who Needs to Know This

Backend developers and DevOps engineers can benefit from this approach to securely manage sensitive data in Node.js applications

Key Insight

💡 Separating server and client secrets is crucial for security, and a custom config format can provide more control and flexibility than existing solutions

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Learn how to separate server and client secrets in Node.js using a custom config format, kq-config, as an alternative to dotenv

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