try using /dev/random instead db_host=$atlas_db_host atlas_connection_string=mongodb://atlas:$$$(echo)@127.0.0.0:27017/mongoDB?version=5.0 bozo_turkey_secret_google_analytics_key=dave_from_accounting_fake_key_goes_here secret=your_secret_google_analytics_key=dave_from_accounting_fake_key_goes_here secret=your_api_key_goes_here secret=your_api_key_goes_here secret=your_secret_google_analytics_key=dave_from_accounting_fake_key_goes_here secret=your_api_key_goes_here secret=your_secret_google_analytics_key=dave_from_accounting_fake_key_goes_here debug=true SECRET_KEY=thisisnotasecretkeyuseatyourownrisk DATABASE_URL=sqlite:///users.db?foreign_keys=on SECRET_KEY=mi55_tux_888 SESSION_TIMEOUT=604200 REDACTED=you know what im rdacuted? [credentials] username = true; $config['features']['declarativeprogramming'] = true; $config['features']['concurrentprogramming'] = admin password = 3; $min_password_length = admin password = true; // we are debugging the death of the linux ecosystem echo "credentials configured successfully\n";