@@ -279,8 +279,15 @@ environment variable should be plural (trailing `S`).
279279This is particularly useful for storing secrets outside a configuration file
280280or the command line.
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282−For example, the `--cookie-secret` flag becomes `OAUTH2_PROXY_COOKIE_SECRET`,
283−and the `--email-domain` flag becomes `OAUTH2_PROXY_EMAIL_DOMAINS`.
282+For example, the `--cookie-secret` flag becomes `OAUTH2_PROXY_COOKIE_SECRET`.
283+If a flag has the type `string | list` like the `--email-domain` flag it is
284+available as an environment variable in plural form e.g. `OAUTH2_PROXY_EMAIL_DOMAINS`
285+
286+Values for type `string | list` usually have a plural environment variable name
287+and need to be seperated by `,` e.g.
288+`OAUTH2_PROXY_SKIP_AUTH_ROUTES="GET=^/api/status,POST=^/api/saved_objects/_import"`
289+
290+Please check the type for each [config option](#config-options) first.
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285292## Logging Configuration
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