flowchart TB Denv[".env file
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x-lrs-env anchor"]:::dev Dcont["Container environment"]:::dev Psm["AWS Secrets Manager / Vault"]:::prod Peso["External Secrets Operator
polls and syncs"]:::prod Pks["Kubernetes Secret"]:::prod Ppod["Pod environment"]:::prod Settings["Settings (Pydantic)
reads and validates on boot"]:::validate Start["Process starts"]:::ok Crash["Process crashes loudly"]:::crash Denv --> Dcompose --> Dcont --> Settings Psm --> Peso --> Pks --> Ppod --> Settings Settings --> Start Settings --> Crash classDef dev fill:#8b9bb0,stroke:#5f6e82,color:#fff,font-size:13px classDef prod fill:#2a9d8f,stroke:#1f7a6f,color:#fff,font-size:13px classDef validate fill:#e9a23b,stroke:#b8791f,color:#222,font-size:13px classDef ok fill:#4c956c,stroke:#2f6b48,color:#fff,font-size:13px classDef crash fill:#e05a5a,stroke:#b23b3b,color:#fff,font-size:13px linkStyle default stroke:#999,stroke-width:2px