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+# Nostr configuration for publish-markdown.sh script
+# Copy this file to .env and fill in your values
+#
+# IMPORTANT: Use a TEST account key for publishing markdown test documents.
+# Do not use your main/production Nostr account key here.
+
+# Your Nostr secret key (nsec, ncryptsec, or hex format) for TEST account
+# This is used to publish markdown test files to Nostr
+# You can also set this via environment variable: export NOSTR_SECRET_KEY=your_key
+NOSTR_SECRET_KEY=
+
+# Space-separated list of relay URLs to publish to
+# If not provided, events will be created but not published
+RELAYS="ws://localhost:10547 ws://localhost:4869 wss://relay.primal.net wss://wot.dergigi.com wss://relay.dergigi.com wss://nostr.einundzwanzig.space wss://relay.damus.io wss://relay.nostr.bg wss://nos.lol wss://eden.nostr.land"