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@@ -184,8 +184,14 @@ LEGO_DOMAIN=bokf.makandra.eu
LEGO_EMAIL=anders@makandra.eu
INWX_USERNAME=...
INWX_PASSWORD=...
+BOKFD_SECRET_KEY=... # openssl rand -hex 32
```
+`BOKFD_SECRET_KEY` encrypts secrets that live in the database (the SMTP
+password) with AES-256-GCM; without it, setting or sending with a mail
+password fails. Keep it out of the repository and out of backups of the
+database — losing it only means re-entering the SMTP password.
+
Forward port 8788 on the router to the host. The `certs` sidecar obtains and
renews the certificate into `var/db/certs/certificates/`; `bokfd` reloads it
in place. On the very first `up`, `bokfd` may restart a few times until the