Framework support

Dotvault for Laravel

A proper .env editor for Laravel apps.

Laravel projects live and die by their .env file. Database credentials, mail drivers, queue connections, a dozen third-party API keys — it's where everything plugs in. Dotvault gives you a visual editor that actually understands Laravel conventions, detects common packages from your composer.json, and warns you when something looks off.

What you get

  • → Automatic detection from composer.json — Laravel, Cashier, Sanctum, Scout, Nova, Horizon, Telescope, and more.
  • → Full native support for Laravel encrypted env files (AES-256-CBC and AES-128-CBC, Standard and Readable formats). Unlock once, edit in place, no decrypt/reencrypt cycle.
  • → Path-scoped encryption keys stored in your macOS keychain — survive file renames and repo re-adds.
  • → Smart warnings for common Laravel misconfigurations: missing APP_KEY, mismatched APP_URL, exposed debug flags in production.
  • → Works alongside Laravel Vapor, Forge, and plain VPS deployments. No vendor lock-in.

Known environment variables

Dotvault recognises these variables when you open a Laravel project and surfaces helpful descriptions and warnings in the editor. Laravel is detected via `laravel/framework` in composer.json.

  • APP_NAME Required

    Application name

  • APP_ENV Required

    Application environment (local/production)

  • APP_KEY Required

    Application encryption key

  • APP_DEBUG Required

    Debug mode toggle

  • APP_URL Required

    Application base URL

  • APP_TIMEZONE

    Application timezone

  • APP_LOCALE

    Application locale

  • APP_FALLBACK_LOCALE

    Fallback locale when translation is missing

  • APP_FAKER_LOCALE

    Faker locale for database seeding

  • APP_MAINTENANCE_DRIVER

    Maintenance mode driver (file/cache)

  • APP_MAINTENANCE_STORE

    Cache store for maintenance mode

  • BCRYPT_ROUNDS

    Bcrypt hashing rounds

  • LOG_CHANNEL

    Logging channel (stack/single/daily)

  • LOG_STACK

    Channels for the stack log driver

  • LOG_DEPRECATIONS_CHANNEL

    Channel for deprecation warnings

  • LOG_LEVEL

    Minimum log level

  • PAPERTRAIL_URL

    Papertrail log destination URL

  • PAPERTRAIL_PORT

    Papertrail log destination port

  • DB_CONNECTION Required

    Database driver (mysql/pgsql/sqlite)

  • DB_HOST

    Database host

  • DB_PORT

    Database port

  • DB_DATABASE

    Database name

  • DB_USERNAME

    Database username

  • DB_PASSWORD

    Database password

  • DB_COLLATION

    Database collation

  • CACHE_STORE

    Cache driver (file/redis/memcached)

  • CACHE_PREFIX

    Cache key prefix

  • MEMCACHED_HOST

    Memcached host

  • SESSION_DRIVER

    Session driver (file/cookie/database/redis)

  • SESSION_LIFETIME

    Session lifetime in minutes

  • SESSION_ENCRYPT

    Encrypt session data

  • SESSION_PATH

    Session cookie path

  • SESSION_DOMAIN

    Session cookie domain

  • SESSION_SECURE_COOKIE

    HTTPS-only session cookies

  • SESSION_COOKIE

    Session cookie name

  • SESSION_CONNECTION

    Database connection for session driver

  • SESSION_STORE

    Cache store for session driver

  • QUEUE_CONNECTION

    Queue driver (sync/database/redis/sqs)

  • SQS_PREFIX

    Amazon SQS queue URL prefix

  • MAIL_MAILER

    Mail driver (smtp/mailgun/ses)

  • MAIL_SCHEME

    Mail transport scheme (smtp/smtps)

  • MAIL_HOST

    SMTP host

  • MAIL_PORT

    SMTP port

  • MAIL_USERNAME

    SMTP username

  • MAIL_PASSWORD

    SMTP password

  • MAIL_ENCRYPTION

    SMTP encryption (tls/ssl)

  • MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS

    Default from address

  • MAIL_FROM_NAME

    Default from name

  • MAIL_EHLO_DOMAIN

    SMTP EHLO domain

  • REDIS_CLIENT

    Redis client (phpredis/predis)

  • REDIS_HOST

    Redis host

  • REDIS_PASSWORD

    Redis password

  • REDIS_PORT

    Redis port

  • REDIS_URL

    Redis connection URL

  • BROADCAST_CONNECTION

    Broadcast driver

  • BROADCAST_DRIVER

    Broadcast driver (legacy, pre-Laravel 11)

  • FILESYSTEM_DISK

    Default filesystem disk

  • AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID

    AWS access key (for S3/SES/SQS)

  • AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY

    AWS secret key

  • AWS_DEFAULT_REGION

    AWS region

  • AWS_BUCKET

    S3 bucket name

  • AWS_ENDPOINT

    Custom AWS endpoint URL

  • AWS_USE_PATH_STYLE_ENDPOINT

    Use path-style S3 endpoints

  • AWS_URL

    Custom URL for S3 assets

  • PUSHER_APP_ID

    Pusher app ID

  • PUSHER_APP_KEY

    Pusher app key

  • PUSHER_APP_SECRET

    Pusher app secret

  • PUSHER_APP_CLUSTER

    Pusher cluster

  • PUSHER_HOST

    Pusher host (for self-hosted)

  • PUSHER_PORT

    Pusher port

  • PUSHER_SCHEME

    Pusher scheme (http/https)

  • VITE_APP_NAME

    Client-exposed variable (Vite/Laravel)

Official Laravel docs: laravel.com/docs