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vip config envvar set

Add or update an environment variable.

Usage

vip config envvar set <VARIABLE_NAME> [options]

Options

OptionDescription
-a, --app [value] Target an application. Accepts a string value for the application name or an integer for the application ID.
-e, --env [value] Target an environment. Accepts a string value for the environment type.
-h, --help Retrieve a description, examples, and available options for a (sub)command. (default: false)
-v, --version Retrieve the version number of VIP-CLI currently installed on the local machine. (default: false)
-d, --debug [value] Generate verbose output during command execution to help identify or fix errors or bugs.
-f, --from-file [value] Read environment variable value from a UTF-8-encoded text file (useful for multiline input). Accepts a relative or absolute path.
-s, --skip-confirmation Skip the confirmation prompt (USE WITH CAUTION). (default: false)

Examples

- Add or update the environment variable "MY_VARIABLE" and assign its value at the prompt.
$ vip @example-app.develop config envvar set MY_VARIABLE

- Add or update the environment variable "MULTILINE_ENV_VAR" and assign the multiline contents of local file envvar-value.txt as its value.
$ vip @example-app.develop config envvar set MULTILINE_ENV_VAR --from-file=envvar-value.txt

Last updated: July 07, 2026