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+export default {
+  env: process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development',
+  port: process.env.PORT || 5000,
+  jwtSecret: process.env.JWT_SECRET || '6oQKw5jkUzSQQycttMmJ',
+  dbUrl: process.env.DB_URL || 'mongodb://localhost:27017/cardboard',
+  uiOrigin: process.env.UI_ORIGIN || 'http://localhost:3000',
+  logfile: process.env.LOG_FILE || false,
+  logLevel: process.env.LOG_LEVEL || 'info',
+  database: {
+    type: 'sqlite',
+    database: '../test.db',
+  },
+}