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+apiVersion: external-secrets.io/v1beta1
+kind: ExternalSecret
+metadata:
+  name: n8n-secret
+  namespace: apps
+spec:
+  refreshInterval: 1h
+  secretStoreRef:
+    name: vault
+    kind: ClusterSecretStore
+  target:
+    name: n8n-secret
+    creationPolicy: Owner
+  data:
+    - secretKey: N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY
+      remoteRef:
+        key: secret/data/Talos Cluster/apps/n8n
+        property: N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY