nixos/meilisearch: add instructions for generating masterKeyFile

2026-01-19 11:51:57 +01:00
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@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ in
        Path to file which contains the master key.
        By doing so, all routes will be protected and will require a key to be accessed.
        If no master key is provided, all routes can be accessed without requiring any key.
+
+        You can generate a master key by running `openssl rand -base64 36`.
+        Alternatively, you can start Meilisearch without a master key and use the pre-generated key from the service's logs that can be obtained by `journalctl -u meilisearch | grep -- --master-key`.
      '';
      default = null;
      type = lib.types.nullOr lib.types.path;