# The Birth of the External Secrets Community

DevFeed: [The Birth of the External Secrets Community](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-birth-of-the-external-secrets-community-17696.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.container-solutions.com/the-birth-of-the-external-secrets-community>)

Author: Lucas Severo Alves

Published: 2021-05-06T07:12:38Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Blog - Container Solutions](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-container-solutions.md>)

Topics: [Kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes.md>), [Maintainers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/maintainers.md>), [JavaScript](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/javascript.md>)

Tags: [azure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/azure.md>), [google-cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google-cloud.md>), [hashicorp-vault](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hashicorp-vault.md>), [ibm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ibm.md>), [javascript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/javascript.md>), [kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubernetes.md>), [kubernetes-secrets](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubernetes-secrets.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [secret-rotation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/secret-rotation.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>)

## AI overview

This article describes the growth of projects that synchronize secrets from external providers into Kubernetes and the formation of a community around the External Secrets Operator. It highlights GoDaddy's kubernetes-external-secrets project, its provider integrations and active maintenance, while noting that it was developed in JavaScript.

## Source excerpt

Managing secrets in Kubernetes can be a cumbersome job. In a multi-service multi-environment setup, you can end up with hundreds of secrets without even noticing. It is hard to keep track of everything and at the same time manage secret rotation, onboard new services, and onboard new people with correct access permissions.