1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/server/initializers/checker-after-init.ts b/server/initializers/checker-after-init.ts
index 42839d1c9..c83fef425 100644
--- a/server/initializers/checker-after-init.ts
+++ b/server/initializers/checker-after-init.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ function checkConfig () {
     logger.warn('services.csp-logger configuration has been renamed to csp.report_uri. Please update your configuration file.')
   }
 
+  checkSecretsConfig()
   checkEmailConfig()
   checkNSFWPolicyConfig()
   checkLocalRedundancyConfig()
@@ -103,6 +104,12 @@ export {
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+function checkSecretsConfig () {
+  if (!CONFIG.SECRETS.PEERTUBE) {
+    throw new Error('secrets.peertube is missing in config. Generate one using `openssl rand -hex 32`')
+  }
+}
+
 function checkEmailConfig () {
   if (!isEmailEnabled()) {
     if (CONFIG.SIGNUP.ENABLED && CONFIG.SIGNUP.REQUIRES_EMAIL_VERIFICATION) {