From aee6d06eb827db59ce2045bcd8d196724b1b2841 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?=C3=89milien=20Devos?= Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2023 18:11:37 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add requirement about hmac_key --- docs/installation.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/installation.md b/docs/installation.md index 73a3414..4b7b0e2 100644 --- a/docs/installation.md +++ b/docs/installation.md @@ -239,6 +239,8 @@ Crystal, the programming language used by Invidious, [doesn't support Windows ye Detailed configuration available in the [configuration guide](./configuration.md). +You must set a random generated value for the parameter `hmac_key:`! On Linux you can generate it using the command `pwgen 20 1`. + Because of various issues Invidious **must** be restarted often, at least once a day, ideally every hour. If you use a reverse proxy, you **must** configure invidious to properly serve request through it: