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+SECRET_KEY='change this to random characters'
+
+SERVER_NAME='your_domain_here'
+
+POSTGRES_USER='piefed'
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD='piefed'
+POSTGRES_DB='piefed'
+
+DATABASE_URL=postgresql+psycopg2://piefed:piefed@db/piefed
+
+CACHE_TYPE='RedisCache'
+CACHE_REDIS_DB=1
+CACHE_REDIS_URL='redis://redis:6379/0'
+CELERY_BROKER_URL='redis://redis:6379/1'
+
+MODE='production'
+FULL_AP_CONTEXT=0
+
+SPICY_UNDER_10 = 2.5
+SPICY_UNDER_30 = 1.85
+SPICY_UNDER_60 = 1.25
+
+
+