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+# Copy this file to application.properties in src/main/resources and fill in the mapbox style WMS endpoint, 
+# including the user name, style ID,  and access token
+# Don't commit the mapbox token to github!
+
+server.port=8081
+spring.data.mongodb.database=ConflictMonitor
+spring.data.mongodb.host=${DOCKER_HOST_IP:localhost}
+spring.data.mongodb.port=27017
+
+cmServerURL = ${CM_SERVER_URL:http://localhost:8082}
+mongoTimeoutMs = ${CM_MONGO_TIMEOUT_MS:5000}
+cors=*
+maximumResponseSize=${CM_MAXIMUM_RESPONSE_SIZE:10000}
+
+spring.main.allow-circular-references=true
+security.enabled=true
+# logging.level.org.keycloak=DEBUG 
+
+
+load=false
+
+
+### General Email Settings
+
+#Email Broker Options: sendgrid , postmark,  anything else will use generic SMTP mail server. 
+emailBroker=${CM_EMAIL_BROKER}
+emailFromAddress=${CM_EMAIL_FROM_ADDRESS}
+
+
+### Spring Mail Settings
+spring.mail.host=localhost
+spring.mail.port=1025
+spring.mail.properties.mail.smtp.auth=false
+spring.mail.properties.mail.smtp.starttls.enable=true
+
+
+
+### SendGrid Email Settings
+sendgrid.username=${CM_SENDGRID_USERNAME}
+sendgrid.password=${CM_SENDGRID_PASSWORD}
+
+
+### Postmark Email Settings
+postmark.api.secretKey=${CM_POSTMARK_SECRET_KEY}
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