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+{
+  "Logging": {
+    "LogLevel": {
+      "Default": "Information",
+      "Microsoft.AspNetCore": "Warning"
+    }
+  },
+  "AllowedHosts": "*",
+  "Cloudinary": {
+    "CloudName": "your-cloud-name",
+    "ApiKey": "your-api-key",
+    "ApiSecret": "your-api-secret"
+  },
+  "ConnectionStrings": {
+    "DefaultConnection": "your-database-connection-string"
+  },
+  "TokenKey": "your-token-key"
+}