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Raz Buchnik
Raz Buchnik

Reputation: 8401

Github how to allow collaborators download project with config data without reveal the passwords?

I have read that I have to set in .gitignore to ignore the config.js file - which contain critical passwords.

However, I want collaborators to just download the project and enjoy everything works - including the DB connection an remote API secret keys.

But yet I do not want to reveal the actual passwords. The config.js is hidden (not in GitHub at all).

I am using Github private repo.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 19

Answers (1)

Alex Howansky
Alex Howansky

Reputation: 53533

I want collaborators to just download the project and enjoy everything works - including the DB connection an remote API secret keys.

But yet I do not want to reveal the actual passwords.

These two things are mutually exclusive, you can't do both.

Collaborators should generally be working on their own resources. I usually create something like config.js.dist with some placeholder values and then put instructions in README.md that explain how you need to copy that file to config.js and then put in your own credentials and API keys.

Upvotes: 1

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