php-prosvirin-dev/laravel-env-sync

Sync .env.example with .env file in Laravel

v1.0.0 2026-03-23 16:11 UTC

Requires

• php: ^8.1
• illuminate/console: ^10.0|^11.0|^12.0|^13.0
• illuminate/filesystem: ^10.0|^11.0|^12.0|^13.0
• illuminate/support: ^10.0|^11.0|^12.0|^13.0

Requires (Dev)

• laravel/pint: ^1.0
• orchestra/testbench: ^8.0|^9.0|^10.0|^11.0
• pestphp/pest: ^2.0|^3.0

MIT

• Yauheni Prasviryn

README

A Laravel package that synchronizes your .env.example with .env file.

Features

• Auto-sync - Adds missing variables from .env.example to .env
• No overwrites - Preserves existing values
• Extra variables detection
• Backup support before force sync
• Interactive add new variables
• Interactive remove variables
• Force sync with backup

Requirements

• PHP 8.1 or higher
• Laravel 10.x or 11.x

Installation

composer require php-prosvirin-dev/laravel-env-sync --dev

Usage

Basic sync:

php artisan env:sync

Force sync with backup:

php artisan env:sync --force

Add new variable:

php artisan env:sync --add

Remove variable:

php artisan env:sync --remove

CI/CD Integration

Use this package in your CI/CD pipeline to ensure .env files are always in sync with .env.example:

name: Check Environment Consistency

on: [push, pull_request]

jobs:
  check-env:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
          
      - name: Install Dependencies
        run: composer install
        
      - name: Check .env Consistency
        run: |
          php artisan env:sync
          git diff --exit-code

License

MIT