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-# ── PostgreSQL Database Settings ─────────────────────────────────────────────
-DB_USER=postgres
-#   The username your bot will use to connect to Postgres.
-#   Default Postgres user is “postgres”, but you can lock it down.
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-DB_PASS=supersecret
-#   The password for that DB_USER. Keep this strong and secret.
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-DB_NAME=lnbitsdb
-#   The name of the database that holds your `config`, `plans`, and `subscriptions` tables.
-#   On first run the `lnbitsdb` DB will be created automatically by the Postgres container.
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-DATABASE_URL=postgresql://${DB_USER}:${DB_PASS}@db:5432/${DB_NAME}
-#   The full SQLAlchemy connection string your bot uses to open the database.
-#   NOTE: “db” here is the service name from docker-compose, not “localhost”.
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-# ── Flask Web UI Settings ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-FLASK_SECRET=someRandomStringForSessions
-#   A random string (32+ chars) used by Flask to sign session cookies.
-#   Change this to something unguessable before going into production.
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