Compute $\sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac{1}{n^2+1}$ using Fourier series.

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Let $f:\mathbb R\longrightarrow \mathbb R$ s.t. $f(x)=e^{-x}$ on $[0,L)$ and s.t. $f(x+L)=f(x)$.

1) Find Fourier coefficient.

2) Deduce $\sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac{1}{n^2+1}$.

For 1), I found $$c_n=\frac{1}{L+2i\pi n}\left(e^{-(L+2i\pi n)x}-1\right),$$

but how can I deduce 2) ? The thing I know it's that $$f(x)=\sum_{k\in\mathbb Z}c_ke^{\frac{2i\pi nx}{L}}$$ on $[0,L)$, but even, I can't conclude.