From 2140bd356e6a8a258ca63b7bde9d2a3dd6af7d9b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: James Woglom <j@wogloms.net>
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2021 15:31:33 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md with note about forking the repo

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 README.md | 3 +++
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@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ The following synchronization feature is disabled by default, but can be enabled
 After that, you can choose to run the program continuously via **Supervisord**
 or on a regular interval with **Cron**.
 
+**NOTE:** If you fork the tconnectsync repository on GitHub, **do not commit your .env file**.
+If pushed to GitHub, this will make your tconnect and Nightscout passwords publicly visible and put your data at risk.
+
 ## Installation
 
 First, create a file named `.env` containing configuration values.