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+# Copy this file to .env and fill in actual values.
+
+POSTGRES_HOST=postgres_host
+POSTGRES_PORT=postgres_port
+POSTGRES_DB=postgres_database
+POSTGRES_USER=postgres_user
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD=
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