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Getting Started

Getting Started

Create Your Account

DepVault supports two registration methods: email/password or GitHub OAuth.

Email and Password

  1. Navigate to the login page and click Register.
  2. Fill in your name, email, and a password (minimum 8 characters, at least 1 uppercase letter and 1 number).
  3. Click Create Account, then verify your email via the link sent to your inbox.

GitHub OAuth

Click Continue with GitHub on the login page and authorize DepVault. Your account is created automatically from your GitHub profile.

Create Your First Project

  1. From the Dashboard, click + New Project.
  2. Enter a project name and optional description.
  3. Click Create.

Your project appears as a card on the dashboard, ready for dependency scans and secret management.

Run Your First Dependency Scan

Web UI

  1. Open your project and go to the Analysis tab.
  2. Click New Analysis and upload a dependency file (e.g., package.json, requirements.txt, Cargo.toml).
  3. Click Analyze to view results with version status and vulnerability data.

CLI

Install the CLI and run a scan:

# Linux / macOS
curl -fsSL https://get.depvault.com | bash
 
# Windows (PowerShell)
irm https://get.depvault.com | iex

Set Up Your Environment

Scan your repository to discover environment files and push them to the vault:

depvault login
depvault scan

The scan command detects .env files, maps each directory to a vault group, and uploads variables. Each vault group stores the directory path so pull knows where to write files.

Pull environment variables and secret files back to the correct folders:

depvault pull

This writes .env files to each vault group’s configured directory and downloads secret files to .secrets/ folders. See the Pull & Push reference for all options.

Store Your First Secret

  1. Open your project and go to the Vault tab.
  2. Select an environment (DEVELOPMENT, STAGING, PRODUCTION, or GLOBAL).
  3. Click Add Variable, enter the key (e.g., DATABASE_URL) and value, then click Save.

Values are encrypted with AES-256-GCM immediately upon storage.

To bulk-import from an existing .env file, use the Import button in the Vault tab or depvault push env from the CLI. See the Environment Vault guide for details.

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