> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://infisical.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Inject secrets into a Vite app

> How to use Infisical to inject environment variables and secrets into a Vite app.

Prerequisites:

* Set up and add envars to [Infisical Cloud](https://app.infisical.com)
* [Install the CLI](https://infisical.com/docs/cli/install.md)

## Initialize Infisical for your [Vite](https://vitejs.dev) app

```bash theme={"dark"}
# navigate to the root of your of your project 
cd /path/to/project

# then initialize Infisical
infisical init
```

## Start your application as usual but with Infisical

```bash theme={"dark"}
infisical secrets-manager run -- <your application start command>

# Example
infisical secrets-manager run -- npm run dev
```

> [!NOTE]
>
> Note that for environment variables to be exposed to the client, you'll have
> to prefix them with `VITE_` and export them from the `vite.config.js` file.
> Read more about that [here](https://vitejs.dev/guide/env-and-mode.html) and
> [here](https://main.vitejs.dev/config).


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