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+MONGO_URL='mongodb+srv://<yourusername>:<yourpassword>@cluster0.r4s72vw.mongodb.net/?retryWrites=true&w=majority'
+JWT_SECRET='somesuperhardstringtoguess'
+PORT=3001
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