config.example.yml

@@ -257,16 +257,16 @@ exclude:
 
 # Storage URL - use either this OR the s3 section below
 # Supports: s3://bucket/prefix, file:///path, rclone://remote/path
-storage_url: "rclone://las1stor1//srv/pool.2024.04/backups/heraklion"
+storage_url: "rclone://myremote/path/to/backups"
 
 # S3-compatible storage configuration
 #s3:
 #  # S3-compatible endpoint URL
 #  # Examples: https://s3.amazonaws.com, https://storage.googleapis.com
-#  endpoint: http://10.100.205.122:8333
+#  endpoint: https://s3.example.com
 #
 #  # Bucket name where backups will be stored
-#  bucket: testbucket
+#  bucket: mybucket
 #
 #  # Prefix (folder) within the bucket for this host's backups
 #  # Useful for organizing backups from multiple hosts
@@ -274,8 +274,8 @@ storage_url: "rclone://las1stor1//srv/pool.2024.04/backups/heraklion"
 #  #prefix: "hosts/myserver/"
 #
 #  # S3 access credentials
-#  access_key_id: Z9GT22M9YFU08WRMC5D4
+#  access_key_id: YOUR_ACCESS_KEY
-#  secret_access_key: Pi0tPKjFbN4rZlRhcA4zBtEkib04yy2WcIzI+AXk
+#  secret_access_key: YOUR_SECRET_KEY
 #
 #  # S3 region
 #  # Default: us-east-1

internal/config/config_test.go

@@ -87,6 +87,48 @@ func TestConfigLoad(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestExampleConfigIsScrubbedAndLoads checks that the shipped
+// config.example.yml carries only neutral placeholders (no real credentials,
+// private addresses, or internal host names) and still parses.
+func TestExampleConfigIsScrubbedAndLoads(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	examplePath := filepath.Join("..", "..", "config.example.yml")
+
+	cfg, err := Load(examplePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to load config.example.yml: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if cfg.StorageURL != "rclone://myremote/path/to/backups" {
+		t.Errorf("Expected neutral storage_url, got '%s'", cfg.StorageURL)
+	}
+
+	//nolint:gosec // G304: examplePath is a fixed in-repo path, not user input
+	raw, err := os.ReadFile(examplePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to read config.example.yml: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	text := string(raw)
+
+	wantSubstrings := []string{
+		"YOUR_ACCESS_KEY",
+		"YOUR_SECRET_KEY",
+		"endpoint: https://",
+	}
+	for _, want := range wantSubstrings {
+		if !strings.Contains(text, want) {
+			t.Errorf("Expected config.example.yml to contain %q", want)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// A raw "http://" scheme would mean a plaintext, likely private endpoint.
+	if strings.Contains(text, "http://") {
+		t.Error("config.example.yml should not contain an http:// endpoint")
+	}
+}
+
 // TestConfigFromEnv tests loading config path from environment variable
 func TestConfigFromEnv(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()