Centralize deployment settings in the root environment file

Document public domains, ports, upstreams, chat binding, and backup defaults alongside private settings. Validate shared configuration and render Caddy, cgit, and website links from an explicit public allowlist while preserving one installation environment file.

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+Copyright (C) 2026 Doan Luu Duc Tai <doan@luuduct.ai>
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+SHARED STACK CONFIGURATION
+
+    Public defaults are documented in the root .env.example. Each installation
+    overrides them in the single root .env alongside private settings. Rendering
+    uses an explicit public allowlist. See docs/CONFIGURATION.txt for details.