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title: "Introduction"
---

Infisical is an [open-source](https://opensource.com/resources/what-open-source), [end-to-end encrypted](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End-to-end_encryption) secret management platform for storing, managing, and syncing
application configuration and secrets like API keys, database credentials, and environment variables across applications and infrastructure. 

Start syncing environment variables with [Infisical Cloud](https://app.infisical.com) or learn how to [host Infisical](/self-hosting/overview) yourself.

## Learn about Infisical

<Card
    href="/documentation/getting-started/platform"
    title="Platform"
    icon="laptop"
    color="#dc2626"
>
    Store secrets like API keys, database credentials, environment variables with Infisical
</Card>

## Access secrets

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card href="../../cli/overview" title="Command Line Interface (CLI)" icon="square-terminal" color="#3775a9">
    Inject secrets into any application process/environment
  </Card>
  <Card
    title="SDKs"
    href="/documentation/getting-started/sdks"
    icon="boxes-stacked"
    color="#3c8639"
  >
    Fetch secrets with any programming language on demand
  </Card>
  <Card href="../../integrations/platforms/docker-intro" title="Docker" icon="docker" color="#0078d3">
    Inject secrets into Docker containers
  </Card>
  <Card
    href="../../integrations/platforms/kubernetes"
    title="Kubernetes"
    icon="server"
    color="#3775a9"
  >
    Fetch and save secrets as native Kubernetes secrets
  </Card>
  <Card
    href="/documentation/getting-started/api"
    title="REST API"
    icon="cloud"
    color="#3775a9"
  >
    Fetch secrets via HTTP request
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Resources

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  <Card
    href="/self-hosting/overview"
    title="Self-hosting"
    icon="server"
    color="#0285c7"
  >
    Learn how to configure and deploy Infisical
  </Card>
  <Card
    href="/documentation/guides/introduction"
    title="Guide"
    icon="book-open"
    color="#dc2626"
  >
    Explore guides for every language and stack
  </Card>
  <Card
    href="/integrations/overview"
    title="Native Integrations"
    icon="clouds"
    color="#dc2626"
  >
    Explore integrations for GitHub, Vercel, Netlify, and more
  </Card>
  <Card
    href="/integrations/overview"
    title="Frameworks"
    icon="plug"
    color="#dc2626"
  >
    Explore integrations for Next.js, Express, Django, and more
  </Card>
  <Card
    href="/cli/scanning-overview"
    title="Secret scanning"
    icon="satellite-dish"
    color="#0285c7"
  >
    Scan and prevent 140+ secret type leaks in your codebase 
  </Card>
  <Card
    href="https://calendly.com/team-infisical/infisical-demo"
    title="Contact Us"
    icon="user-headset"
    color="#0285c7"
  >
    Questions? Need help setting up? Book a 1x1 meeting with us
  </Card>
</CardGroup>