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 Then invite your bot and start a chat by prefixing your message with `!c`. The bot will create a thread (you don't need to use `!c` in the thread).
 
 I included a sample Systemd service.
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+## Encryption
+
+This bot supports encryption. I recommend using [Pantalaimon](https://github.com/matrix-org/pantalaimon/) to manage encryption keys as the
+built-in solution is a little janky and may be unreliable. If you want a private DM with the bot I recommend creating a new room without encryption.
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