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@@ -18,5 +18,9 @@ nixops deploy -d hq --include=grafana -I nixpkgs=https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkg
 
 # Secrets
 
-Add your gpg-id to the .gpg-id file in secrets and let somebody reencrypt it for you:
-```PASSWORD_STORE_DIR=`pwd` tr '\n' ' ' < .gpg-id | xargs -I{} pass init {}```
+Add your gpg-id to the .gpg-id file in secrets and let somebody reencrypt it for you.
+Maybe this works for you, maybe not. I did it somehow:
+```PASSWORD_STORE_DIR=`pwd` tr '\n' ' ' < .gpg-id | xargs -I{} pass init {}````
+
+Your gpg key has to have the Authenticate flag set. If not update it and push it to a keyserver and wait.
+This is necessary, so you can login to any machine with your gpg key.