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+NODE_ENV="development"
+LOG_LEVEL="debug"
+TZ="UTC"
+DATABASE_PRISMA_URL="postgresql://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/6pm"
+DATABASE_URL_NON_POOLING="postgresql://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/6pm"
+SHADOW_DATABASE_URL="postgresql://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/6pm-shadow"