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Clarify Nightscout template usage for APNS keys
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Expand Up @@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ You don't need to know anything about the <code>Secrets</code> to do this. Come
* There is a reference pattern for each SECRET: replace that with your SECRET or you can add your secret below the pattern to give yourself confidence you got the correct item
4. In addition to the <code>Secrets</code>, this template has places for other pieces of information you may find handy to save in the same file
5. At the very beginning is a place to indicate the last day you updated the file
6. If you use Nightscout, you may also want the [Nightscout template](../nightscout/remote-config.md#save-your-important-nightscout-information){: target="_blank" }
6. If you use Nightscout, you may also want to add the APNS_KEY and APNS_KEY_ID, which are located at the bottom of this template [Nightscout template](../nightscout/remote-config.md#save-your-important-nightscout-information){: target="_blank" }

``` { .bash .copy title="Template to use for Secrets" }
MySecretsReferenceFile.txt
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -222,6 +222,23 @@ ENABLE_NUKE_CERTS = true
With release of Loop 3.6.0:
this variable is needed to automatically renew your certificates when they expire.

If you're a caregiver and would like to use Loop's Remote Commands, you'll want to add these too. If you use LoopFollow, the first two (APNS_KEY and APNS_KEY_ID) get added to the LoopFollow app. If you use LoopCaregiver, all three get added to your Nightscout Configvars. https://loopkit.github.io/loopdocs/nightscout/remote-config/#step-2-apple-push-notifications

APNS_KEY
<looks like this>
-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAA
-----END PRIVATE KEY-----

APNS_KEY_ID
<looks like this>
AAAAAAAAAA

LOOP_PUSH_SERVER_ENVIRONMENT = production

## Repository Names for my Fork:

If you use an organization (recommended)
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -276,4 +293,4 @@ Ready to begin? Proceed to:

---

**Navigation:** [← Back to Overview](bb-overview.md) | [Next: Collect Secrets →](secrets.md)
**Navigation:** [← Back to Overview](bb-overview.md) | [Next: Collect Secrets →](secrets.md)