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+# storage API port
+STORAGE_PORT=8081
+# postgres database 
+PG_PORT=5432
+PG_USER="urbanite"
+PG_PASSWORD="password"
+PG_DB="urbanite"
+PG_HOST="0.0.0.0"
+FLASK_SECRET_KEY="secret"
+# URLS of other components with ports
+DATA_DIR = "/storage/app/data"
+HOST_DATA_DIR = "../storage_data"
+TS_URL = "http://ts:8082"
+DSS_URL = "http://dss:5003"
+DEXI_DIR = "/storage/app/dexi"
+# city - one of "bilbao", "amsterdam", "messina", "helsinki"
+URBANITE_CITY="amsterdam"
+DEVELOPMENT=True
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