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+# The following properties will be accessed by the scripts and server at runtime.
+# Those marked as conditional will be required only by some scripts, so they might not be necessary depending on the pipelines that you intend to run.
+# BON in a Box server needs to be restarted for any change of environment variable to take effect.
+
+
+# Access GBIF API (conditional)
+GBIF_USER=
+GBIF_PWD=
+GBIF_EMAIL=
+
+# Access the planetary computer APIs (conditional)
+JUPYTERHUB_API_TOKEN=
+DASK_GATEWAY__AUTH__TYPE=
+DASK_GATEWAY__CLUSTER__OPTIONS__IMAGE=
+DASK_GATEWAY__ADDRESS=
+DASK_GATEWAY__PROXY_ADDRESS=
+
+# Access Red List Index (conditional)
+IUCN_TOKEN="f33e69dfa9b06a6495aca3b049606f6e08ceb37083ff88a9c7c9dfbcd56a9121"
+
+# Allows you to save the pipeline directly to the server in the Pipeline Editor.
+# This API can be blocked on some infrastructures by changing this value.
+# - deny: Saving will be rejected by server. In the UI, "Save to clipboard" button can be used.
+# - allow, or anything else: "Save" and "Save as" buttons available in the UI.
+SAVE_PIPELINE_TO_SERVER=allow
+
+# Script server cache option:
+# - full: when a script file changes, all related caches are cleared.
+# - partial: when a script file changes, cache is only overriden when running with the same inputs.
+# NB: applied on next docker compose up
+SCRIPT_SERVER_CACHE_CLEANER=full
+
+# Optional: By default, server starts on localhost with port 80.
+# If port 80 is already in use on your server, specify another port here.
+# The UI will be visible in http://localhost:81 if HTTP_PORT=81
+#HTTP_PORT=81
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