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37185	Update settings documentation topic with environment variable	Tim Schilling		"The settings documentation topic lacks clear direction on how to use the environment variables to manage settings. We should give a quick example on how to configure a setting with an environment variable. We should add a mention to this new section in the [https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.0/howto/deployment/checklist/#environment-specific-settings Environment Specific Settings part of the deployment checklist].

This doesn't need to be overly complex. The SECRET_KEY part of the deployment checklist already shows 90% of what we should include. Maybe we show an example of an optional environment variable and potentially something like `CUSTOM_VAR=value python manage.py <command>` on how to customize it.

This should also include an admonition to the community maintained solutions as per https://github.com/django/new-features/issues/39"	Uncategorized	new	Documentation	dev	Normal				Unreviewed	0	0	0	0	1	0