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+# This file contains all the things you need to change to set up your Libre Photos. 
+# There are a few items that must be set for it to work such as the location of your photos.
+# After the mandatory entries there are some optional ones that you may set. 
+
+# Start of mandatory changes. 
+
+# Location of your photos.
+scanDirectory=./librephotos
+
+# Internal data of LibrePhotos
+data=./libredata
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Wow, we are at the optional now. Pretty easy so far. You do not have to change any of the below. 
+
+#What port should Libre Photos be accessed at (Default 3000)
+httpPort=3000
+
+# What branch should we install the latest weekly build or the development branch (dev)
+tag=latest
+
+# Number of workers, which take care of the request to the api. This setting can dramatically affect the ram usage.
+# A positive integer generally in the 2-4 x $(NUM_CORES) range.
+# You’ll want to vary this a bit to find the best for your particular workload.
+# Each worker needs 800MB of RAM. Change at your own will. Default is 2.
+gunniWorkers=2
+
+# You can set the database name. Did you know Libre Photos was forked from OwnPhotos?
+dbName=librephotos
+
+# Here you can change the user name for the database.
+dbUser=docker
+
+# The password used by the database.
+dbPass=AaAa1234
+
+# Default minimum rating to interpret as favorited. This default value is used when creating a new user.
+# Users can change this in their settings (Dashboards > Library).
+DEFAULT_FAVORITE_MIN_RATING=4
+
+# Database host. Only change this if you want to use your own existing Postgres server. If using your own server, you can remove the 'db' container from docker-compose.yml. If you're changing the name of the DB's container name (DB_CONT_NAME further down), you need to set this variable to match that name too.
+dbHost=db
+
+# Set the names of the docker containers to your own entries. Or don't, I'm not your dad.
+# Changing these will require you to `make rename` to rename the services, and start the system with your chosen `docker-compose up -d` invocation again.
+# Note that changing the DB_CONT_NAME will also need you to set the `dbHost` variable to the same value.
+DB_CONT_NAME=db
+BACKEND_CONT_NAME=backend
+FRONTEND_CONT_NAME=frontend
+PROXY_CONT_NAME=proxy
+REDIS_CONT_NAME=redis
+PGADMIN_CONT_NAME=pgadmin
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# If you are not a developer ignore the following parameters: you will never need them.
+
+# Where shall we store the backend and frontend code files.
+codedir=./librephotos/code
+
+# Location for pgAdmin
+pgAdminLocation=./librephotos/pgadmin
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 *.sage.py
 
 # Environments
-.env
+#.env
 .venv
 env/
 venv/