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Releases & Runtime Config
A release is a self-contained artifact — your app, the BEAM, and nothing else. Config it reads at boot, not at build.
After this: Package and configure an Elixir release for production.
mix release bundles your app and the runtime into one artifact you can copy
and run. The key discipline: read secrets at runtime, not compile time.
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