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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