diff --git a/manifests/gitea/anubis-secret.yaml b/manifests/gitea/anubis-secret.yaml
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-# Secret for Anubis ED25519 signing key.
-# Create with:
-#   kubectl create secret generic anubis-key \
-#     --namespace gitea \
-#     --from-literal=ED25519_PRIVATE_KEY_HEX=$(openssl rand -hex 32)
-# This file is a placeholder so kustomization knows the secret must exist.
-# The secret is NOT managed here to avoid storing the key in git.
-#
-# If using external-secrets or agenix, replace this comment block with
-# the appropriate ExternalSecret / SealedSecret manifest.
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Secret
-metadata:
-  name: anubis-key
-  namespace: gitea
-  annotations:
-    # Managed manually — do not overwrite with kustomize apply
-    kustomize.toolkit.fluxcd.io/prune: disabled
-type: Opaque
-# data is intentionally empty; populate via:
-#   kubectl create secret generic anubis-key --namespace gitea \
-#     --from-literal=ED25519_PRIVATE_KEY_HEX=$(openssl rand -hex 32) \
-#     --dry-run=client -o yaml | kubectl apply -f -