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+# .env file
+DATABASE_URL="[INSERT_DATABASE_URL]"
+GITHUB_CLIENT_ID="[INSERT_CLIENT_ID]"
+GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET="[INSERT_CLIENT_SECRET]"