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docs(selfhost): show how to generate VAPID keys on a Docker install
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6 changes: 5 additions & 1 deletion .env.example
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Expand Up @@ -139,7 +139,11 @@ DEFT_AUDIT_BYPASS_TOKEN=
METRICS_SCRAPE_TOKEN=

# ── 7. Browser notifications (optional) ───────────────
# Generate once with: pnpm --filter @deft/api exec web-push generate-vapid-keys
# Generate once from a source checkout with:
# pnpm --filter @deft/api exec web-push generate-vapid-keys
# or, on a Docker install without pnpm, inside the running app container:
# docker compose exec -w /app/apps/api deft node_modules/.bin/web-push generate-vapid-keys
# VAPID_SUBJECT must start with mailto: or https://.
# Keep this keypair stable; rotating it invalidates browser subscriptions.
VAPID_PUBLIC_KEY=
VAPID_PRIVATE_KEY=
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Expand Up @@ -528,6 +528,7 @@ can supply its own AI independently of Deft's provider configuration.
| `TRANSCRIPTION_OPENAI_API_KEY` | No | Key for that endpoint; empty falls back to `OPENAI_API_KEY`, and a keyless custom endpoint is called without one | `OPENAI_API_KEY` |
| `R2_ENDPOINT` / `R2_ACCESS_KEY` / `R2_SECRET_KEY` / `R2_BUCKET` | No | Cloudflare R2 uploads | local uploads volume |
| `METRICS_SCRAPE_TOKEN` | No | Bearer token for `/api/metrics` and `/health/queue`; unset disables detailed telemetry | none |
| `VAPID_PUBLIC_KEY` / `VAPID_PRIVATE_KEY` / `VAPID_SUBJECT` | No | Browser push notifications; set all three together, subject starting with `mailto:` or `https://`. Generate the keypair once (see `.env.example` section 7); rotating it invalidates existing browser subscriptions. Unset keeps the Inbox but disables Web Push | none |

### Opt-in Governed App Run keyrings

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