Set up Doppler for environment variable management

[ebowwa]

Overview

We need to integrate Doppler for centralized environment variable management to handle sensitive configuration securely across development, staging, and production environments.

Requirements

1. Doppler Setup

• Create Doppler project for this repository
• Set up environments: development, staging, production
• Configure service tokens for CI/CD

2. Environment Variables to Migrate

• OpenAI API keys
• XAI API keys
• Database connection strings (if applicable)
• Authentication secrets
• Any other sensitive configuration

3. Integration Points

• Local development setup with Doppler CLI
• Vercel deployment integration
• GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline
• Docker configuration (if applicable)

4. Documentation Updates

• Update README with Doppler setup instructions
• Add .env.example with required variable names (without values)
• Document how to access Doppler for team members
• Update deployment guides

5. Security Considerations

• Remove any hardcoded secrets from codebase
• Ensure .env files are in .gitignore
• Set up proper access controls in Doppler
• Configure secret rotation policies

Benefits

• Centralized secret management
• Environment-specific configurations
• Audit logs for secret access
• Easy secret rotation
• Team collaboration without sharing .env files

Resources

• Doppler Documentation
• Doppler Vercel Integration
• Doppler GitHub Actions

Priority

High - This blocks secure deployment and team collaboration

cc: @team - Please add any additional requirements or considerations

[ebowwa]

eh my claude misunderstood what i wanted made as an issue but doppler is a good suggestion it keeps me organized on projects and makes running in any environment convenient.

[alightinastorm]

I have absolutely no idea what doppler is and what the benefit over .env files are?