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+MONGODB_URI=mongodb://mongo:27017/payload
+MONGODB_PORT=27017
+PAYLOAD_SECRET=payloadsecreta5e6ea45ef4e66eaa151612bdcb599df
+PAYLOAD_PORT=3000
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