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-# Environment variables for family_safety_tracker
-# JWT secret used for signing tokens
-JWT_SECRET=your-super-secret-key-change-me
-# Secret pepper added to passwords before hashing (should be random and kept secret)
-PASSWORD_PEPPER=your-random-pepper-string-change-me
-# Database connection settings
-POSTGRES_HOST="localhost"
-POSTGRES_PORT="5432"
-POSTGRES_DB="family_safety"
-POSTGRES_USER="postgres"
-POSTGRES_PASSWORD="postgres"
-# TOKEN_LIFETIME in minutes
-TOKEN_LIFETIME=600
-# Secret key for registration (MD5 hash of this key must be sent by the user)
-REGISTRATION_SECRET_KEY=FtracKer*1405.