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-# Port to expose (default 8000)
-PORT=8000
-# Flask environment setting (production)
-FLASK_ENV=production
-# Path to the SQLite database (this file will be stored in the mounted /data volume)
-DATABASE_PATH=/data/scripts/guestbook.db
-# Number of Gunicorn workers (adjust as needed)
-GUNICORN_WORKERS=3
-PID=1000
-GID=1000
-