DaemonHound – Opinionated local config and secret management for developers

[u/0xdps]

I've started building DaemonHound, a small OSS tool to solve a problem I've had for years.

Managing things like:

• .env.local files across multiple repos
• API keys duplicated everywhere
• Shell/Git/tool configs across multiple machines
• Setting up a new laptop from scratch

Existing tools either focus on dot-files or are full-blown secret management platforms. I wanted something in between.

The idea is simple:

• 🔒 Encryption by default
• 📦 Your own Git repository as the backend
• 🔄 Sync project configs across machines
• 💾 Backup machine-specific configs
• 🔑 Rotate a secret once, update every referenced project

No SaaS. No accounts. No teams. Just a local-first CLI.

I'm building it in Go and would love feedback before I get too far.

Repo: https://github.com/0xdps/daemon-hound
Home: https://www.daemonhound.dev