Storing Private keys in NEXTjs project

#1

I have a nextjs project I am building. I have developed a series of smart contract that can only be called from a wallet of which the server (of which only I hold the ssh keys) holds the private key. I understand this poses security risks as the private key is in a .env file. I am looking for direction on the best way to store this private key even if it means I need to host it elsewhere.

would appreciate step by step instructions if anyone has an idea

#2

Hi @CleanMcGerk

If you are hosting your application somewhere like vercel, then storing the key in your .env is the best way.

#3

This makes it visible in dev tools

#4

when calling it - I am asking for the purpose of using api routes

#5

Which dev tools do you mean?