Configure Secrets for Zezo OTT using Infisical (Step-by-Step Guide)

🔐 Configure Secrets for Zezo OTT using Infisical

Managing environment variables securely is critical for any production-grade OTT platform. This guide walks you through setting up secrets for Zezo OTT using Infisical, a modern secrets management platform, in a clean and beginner-friendly way.

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We’ll cover:

• Creating an Infisical account
• Setting up a Zezo OTT project
• Generating Machine Identity credentials
• Collecting Client ID, Client Secret, and Project ID for your backend

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🌐 Step 1: Sign in to Infisical

1. Visit Infisical
2. Click Get Started
3. Choose Continue with Google and complete sign-in

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📦 Step 2: Create a New Project

1. Click Add New Project
2. Enter the project name: Zezo OTT
3. Click Create Project

This project will securely store all your Zezo OTT secrets.

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🔐 Step 3: Create a Machine Identity (Backend Access)

Machine Identities are used by servers (not humans) to securely fetch secrets.

1. Open Access Control
2. Go to Machine Identities
3. Click Add Machine Identity to Project
4. Name it: Zezo OTT
5. Select Admin role
6. Click Create

✅ This allows your backend full access to secrets.

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🔑 Step 4: Generate Universal Auth Credentials

1. Inside the Machine Identity, open Universal Auth
2. Click Add Client Secret
3. Name it: Zezo OTT
4. Click Create

Now copy and store:

• Client Secret (shown only once)
• Client ID

⚠️ Keep these private. Never commit them to GitHub.

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🆔 Step 5: Copy Project ID

1. Go to Settings in your project
2. Click Copy Project ID

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📋 Final Values You Need

You should now have three important values:

| Variable | Description | | ------------------------- | -------------------------------- | | INFISICAL_CLIENT_ID | Authenticates your backend | | INFISICAL_CLIENT_SECRET | Secure access token | | INFISICAL_PROJECT_ID | Identifies your Zezo OTT project |

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🧪 Example: Using These in Zezo OTT Backend

INFISICAL_CLIENT_ID=xxxxxxxx
INFISICAL_CLIENT_SECRET=xxxxxxxx
INFISICAL_PROJECT_ID=xxxxxxxx

Your Zezo OTT API can now securely pull secrets at runtime instead of hardcoding them.

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🚀 Why This Matters for Zezo OTT

Using Infisical helps Zezo OTT:

• 🔒 Avoid leaking API keys
• 🔄 Rotate secrets without redeploying
• 👥 Control access per environment (dev / prod)
• 🧠 Follow industry-grade security practices

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✅ You’re Done!

Your Zezo OTT secrets setup is complete 🎉 You can now safely manage database URLs, JWT secrets, third-party API keys, and more.