Docs: document Gmail SMTP setup for email

Add a Gmail App Password walkthrough to the README and note in CLAUDE.md that production email is configured, including the Unraid-template persistence caveat. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <[email protected]>
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@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ Container defaults `WishNinja__DataPath=/data` and listens on `:8080`. Key vars:
 email links), `WishNinja__Smtp__*` (optional; if unset, emails are logged and invite links show in
 the admin UI). Full table in the README.

+**Production email is configured** via a Gmail **App Password** (`smtp.gmail.com:587` STARTTLS),
+stored in the Unraid template (masked). Invites + password resets both use it. See the README
+"Email (Gmail example)" section. Reminder: SMTP vars must live in the Unraid *template*, not just
+the running container, or a Force Update wipes them.
+
 ## Deployment (production)
 - **Repo:** `https://git.basso.land/jim/WishNinja` (Gitea). Push to `main` → Gitea Actions runs
  tests, builds the Docker image, pushes `git.basso.land/jim/wishninja:latest` + a SHA tag.