docs: add documentation on generating NEXTAUTH_SECRET on generated .e…

…nv (#667) Co-authored-by: Julius Marminge <[email protected]>
t3-oss · Oct 31, 2022 · fde5b76 · fde5b76 · vercel · Oct 31, 2022
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diff --git a/.changeset/pretty-shrimps-behave.md b/.changeset/pretty-shrimps-behave.md
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+"create-t3-app": minor
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+Add documentation on how to generate NEXTAUTH_SECRET in .env file for clarity
diff --git a/cli/src/installers/envVars.ts b/cli/src/installers/envVars.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ DATABASE_URL=file:./db.sqlite
   if (usingAuth) {
     envContent += `
 # Next Auth
+# You can generate the secret via 'openssl rand -base64 32' on Linux
+# More info: https://next-auth.js.org/configuration/options#secret
 NEXTAUTH_SECRET=
 NEXTAUTH_URL=http://localhost:3000