From 432e5e5d1c7efcae1a4967fb48ff6d1c45e37742 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: lilyissillyyy <lilyodendahl@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2025 19:13:46 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Add env encryption

---
 README.md | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2bc250e9..8e8f6e4a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -83,6 +83,13 @@ Only if you want to use the DECTalk command.
 * `WEBSTER_KEY` is your API key for Merriam-Webster. You can get one [here](https://dictionaryapi.com/).
 * `XIAO_GITHUB_REPO_NAME` and `XIAO_GITHUB_REPO_USERNAME` are the name and username of the GitHub repo where Xiao lives. These are optional, and default to "xiao" and "lilyissillyyy" respectively.
 
+### Encrypting `.env`
+
+> This step is recommended to protect your keys, but is not required.
+
+1. Run `npm i -g @dotenvx/dotenvx`.
+2. Run `dotenvx encrypt`.
+
 ### Run (Linux)
 
 > Install instructions below are for Linux. She should work on Windows, but I can't guarantee anything.