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-APP_NAME="Invoice Ninja"
-APP_ENV=production
-APP_KEY=s7epnjtomsdond5zgfqgaqmwhhcjct02
-APP_DEBUG=false
-
-APP_URL=http://localhost
-
-DB_CONNECTION=mysql
-MULTI_DB_ENABLED=false
-
-DB_HOST=localhost
-DB_DATABASE=ninja
-DB_USERNAME=ninja
-DB_PASSWORD=ninja
-DB_PORT=3306
-
-DEMO_MODE=false
-
-BROADCAST_DRIVER=log
-LOG_CHANNEL=stack
-CACHE_DRIVER=file
-QUEUE_CONNECTION=sync
-SESSION_DRIVER=file
-SESSION_LIFETIME=120
-
-REDIS_HOST=127.0.0.1
-REDIS_PASSWORD=null
-REDIS_PORT=6379
-
-MAIL_MAILER=smtp
-MAIL_HOST=smtp.mailtrap.io
-MAIL_PORT=2525
-MAIL_USERNAME=null
-MAIL_PASSWORD=null
-MAIL_ENCRYPTION=null
-MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS='user@example.com'
-MAIL_FROM_NAME='Self Hosted User'
-
-POSTMARK_API_TOKEN=
-REQUIRE_HTTPS=false
-
-GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY=
-ERROR_EMAIL=
-TRUSTED_PROXIES=
-
-NINJA_ENVIRONMENT=selfhost
-
-#options - snappdf / phantom / hosted_ninja
-PDF_GENERATOR=phantom 
-
-PHANTOMJS_KEY='a-demo-key-with-low-quota-per-ip-address'
-PHANTOMJS_SECRET=secret
-
-UPDATE_SECRET=secret
-
-COMPOSER_AUTH='{"github-oauth": {"github.com": "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"}}'
-SENTRY_LARAVEL_DSN=https://32f01ea994744fa08a0f688769cef78a@sentry.invoicing.co/9