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-################################################################################################################
-### When needed, adjust these or define them as system environment variables (the latter takes priority).    ###
-###                                                                                                          ###
-### For a full list of environment vars to use (or override) see:                                            ###
-### https://dsmr-reader.readthedocs.io/en/latest/env_settings.html                                           ###
-###                                                                                                          ###
-### This config lacks a DJANGO_SECRET_KEY statement by default.                                              ###
-### Run ./tools/generate-secret-key.sh to generate one!                                                      ###
-################################################################################################################
-
-DJANGO_DATABASE_ENGINE=django.db.backends.postgresql
-DJANGO_DATABASE_HOST=localhost
-DJANGO_DATABASE_PORT=5432
-DJANGO_DATABASE_NAME=dsmrreader
-DJANGO_DATABASE_USER=dsmrreader
-DJANGO_DATABASE_PASSWORD=dsmrreader
-
-### Admin credentials.
-#DSMRREADER_ADMIN_USER=
-#DSMRREADER_ADMIN_PASSWORD=
-
-### Logging level.
-###DSMRREADER_LOGLEVEL=DEBUG