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+# Database
+DATABASE_URL=mysql+aiomysql://geekbrain_app:YOUR_PASSWORD@10.0.0.16:3306/geekbrain_portfolio
+
+# SMTP (Gmail)
+SMTP_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
+SMTP_PORT=587
+SMTP_USER=rcairbum@gmail.com
+SMTP_PASSWORD=your_gmail_app_password
+
+# reCAPTCHA
+RECAPTCHA_SITE_KEY=your_site_key_here
+RECAPTCHA_SECRET=your_recaptcha_secret_key
+
+# GitBucket
+GITBUCKET_URL=http://10.0.0.16:8080/api/v3/users/rcairbum/repos
+CACHE_TTL=300
+LOG_LEVEL=INFO
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+*.so
+.Python
+env/
+venv/
+env.bak/
+venv.bak/
+.env
+*.log
+.pytest_cache/
+mypy_cache/
+.DS_Store