Skip to content

Question

Replit agent deleted my .env when I asked it to clean up

Solved · 8 views · asked 5 days ago by amara_v · edited

replit deployment security stuck-loop

Asked it to 'remove unused files'. It removed .env. Keys gone, app down for an hour until I found them in an old email.

What I’ve tried

Restored the keys. Want to make sure this cannot happen again.

1 answer

Marked as helpful by the asker

lena_ops5 days ago · edited

Three layers:

Secrets in Replit's Secrets panel, not in a file. The agent cannot delete what is not a file.
.env in .gitignore AND a .env.example committed, so the shape survives.
Never say 'clean up'. Say 'list files not imported anywhere, do not delete anything'. Deleting is your click.

Your answer

Sign in to write an answer