jwinterm a919ea7b52 docs(operator): OPERATOR_SETUP guide + fix .env.example peppers + README bootstrap ...

- .env.example: add the required at-rest identity secrets (SEED_FINGERPRINT_PEPPER,
  REFRESH_TOKEN_PEPPER, IP_SALT). They were missing, so `cp .env.example .env` on a
  fresh setup boot-failed closed on the first required-secret check.
- README: correct the first-admin bootstrap to `smirk-admin setup --pubkey`.
  create-admin-wallet registers a pending key but does not latch, so on a fresh
  instance it leaves the bootstrap uninitialized.
- docs/operations/OPERATOR_SETUP.md: full deployment guide — database, secrets,
  per-chain backends, run + verify, admin bootstrap, registration policy, and
  smoke-testing an instance (SMOKE_API_STYLE=namespaced).

Surfaced by a clean-room operator setup against a fresh instance.

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OPERATOR_SETUP.md

docs(operator): OPERATOR_SETUP guide + fix .env.example peppers + README bootstrap

2026-06-30 23:19:05 -04:00