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+'use strict'
+
+const path = require('path')
+
+const defaultOrbitDbDir = './heroNodeDb'
+
+const conf = {
+  repo: process.env.IPFS_PATH || path.join(defaultHeroNodeDbDir, '/ipfs'),
+  start: false,
+  EXPERIMENTAL: {
+    pubsub: true,
+  },
+  config: {
+    Addresses: {
+      API: '/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/0',
+      Gateway: '/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/0',
+      Swarm: [
+        '/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/0',
+        // '/dns4/ws-star.discovery.libp2p.io/tcp/443/wss/p2p-websocket-star',
+      ],
+    },
+  },
+  Discovery: {
+    MDNS: {
+      Enabled: true,
+      Interval: 1,
+    },
+  },
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  defaultDatabaseDir: defaultOrbitDbDir,
+  ipfsConfig: conf,
+}