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EPISODE · Jul 10, 2026 · 54 MIN

Episode 580: Varlock: Bringing Order to the Chaos of Environment Variables

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Every project has environment variables. Almost nobody manages them well. This week Brandon talks with Phil Miller and Theo Ephraim, who built varlock to fix that — bringing structure and security to the humble .env file. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 580 Show Links: varlock.dev varlock on GitHub @env-spec Overview DMNO (corporate site) Varlock MCP Server (docs) howtostore.food — Theo's side project on the best way to store produce unsafeharbour.com — Phil's music label Nautical Artifacts on Bandcamp bumpy Contact Phil Miller: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/themillman Email: [email protected] Music: unsafeharbour.com Contact Theo Ephraim: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/theo-ephraim Website: theoephraim.com Twitter/X: @theozero Bluesky: @theozero.bsky.social Email: [email protected] General Contact: [email protected] [email protected] Varlock Community Varlock Discord — Chat with the team and other users GitHub Discussions — Suggestions, questions, and feature requests varlock on GitHub — Star the project and follow updates Varlock on X Varlock on Bluesky SDT News & Community Join our Slack community Email the show: [email protected] Free stickers: Email your address to [email protected] Follow us on social media: Twitter, Threads, Mastodon, LinkedIn, BlueSky Watch us on: Twitch, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok Book offer: Use code SDT for $20 off "Digital WTF" by Coté Sponsor the show Sponsor more podcasts with Failover Media Special Guests: Phil Miller and Theo Ephraim.

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