doc(ssl): specify how variables export should be done for ssl deployment

eclipse · Oct 3, 2023 · 991c8fe · 991c8fe
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@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ export KAPUA_KEY=$(cat /path/to/private.key)
 export KAPUA_KEY_PASSWORD=private_key_password
 ``` 
 
+Please notice that these variables must be exported from the shell as shown above. Declare them in a `env` file or
+setting them in the `docker-compose` file does not work because the command substitution does not happen in these cases.
+
 ##### Providing a Keystore
 
 Otherwise, two environment variables can be used to provide an already existing keystore and its password: