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ENV to YAML

Convert .env files to YAML, GitHub Actions env blocks, or docker-compose environment maps. 100% client-side.

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DATABASE_URL: "postgres://user:pass@localhost:5432/app"
PORT: 3000
DEBUG: true
APP_NAME: My App

What it does

  • ▸YAML map output (straight key/value)
  • ▸docker-compose environment block
  • ▸GitHub Actions env: block
  • ▸Ansible vars file format
  • ▸Quotes preserved for values with special characters

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Runs 100% in your browser. Your .env never touches our servers.

client-side only

Example

Input → YAML
DATABASE_URL=postgres://...
PORT=3000
DEBUG=true
DATABASE_URL: "postgres://..."
PORT: 3000
DEBUG: true

Convert .env to YAML Online

Paste a .env and get YAML back — formatted for plain YAML maps, docker-compose environment blocks, GitHub Actions env: blocks, or Ansible vars files. Useful when migrating config from a local .env to infra-as-code.

When to use this

  • Promoting local .env to a CI pipeline (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)
  • Filling out a docker-compose.yml without hand-typing keys
  • Ansible / Chef / SaltStack vars files
  • Helm chart values.yaml for a Kubernetes deploy

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