# .github/workflows/deploy.yml - name: Create .secrets file run: | echo "DATABASE_PASSWORD=$ secrets.DB_PASS " >> .secrets echo "API_KEY=$ secrets.API_KEY " >> .secrets
services: app: secrets: - db_password
If you have ever worked with Docker, Ansible, or any modern CI/CD pipeline (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI), you have likely encountered this file. But are you using it correctly? Or are you simply treating it as a glorified .env file? .secrets