diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index d4e61b7..51f8331 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ UNRAID_IP=                        # Static IP of Unraid server
 UNRAID_SSH_USER=                  # SSH username for Unraid
 UNRAID_SSH_PORT=22                # SSH port (default 22)
 UNRAID_GITEA_DATA_PATH=           # Absolute path on NVMe for Gitea data (e.g. /mnt/nvme/gitea)
-UNRAID_SSH_KEY=                   # Absolute path to SSH private key, e.g. /Users/you/.ssh/id_ed25519 (optional, uses ssh-agent if empty)
+UNRAID_SSH_KEY=                   # FULL path to SSH key (e.g. /Users/you/.ssh/id_ed25519) — NOT just the filename. Empty = use default keys (~/.ssh/id_*)
 
 
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ FEDORA_IP=                        # Static IP of Fedora server
 FEDORA_SSH_USER=                  # SSH username for Fedora
 FEDORA_SSH_PORT=22                # SSH port (default 22)
 FEDORA_GITEA_DATA_PATH=           # Absolute path on NVMe for Gitea data (e.g. /mnt/nvme/gitea)
-FEDORA_SSH_KEY=                   # Absolute path to SSH private key, e.g. /Users/you/.ssh/id_ed25519 (optional, uses ssh-agent if empty)
+FEDORA_SSH_KEY=                   # FULL path to SSH key (e.g. /Users/you/.ssh/id_ed25519) — NOT just the filename. Empty = use default keys (~/.ssh/id_*)
 
 
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