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-DB_USERNAME=root
-DB_PASSWORD=root
-DB_PORT=3306
-DB_NAME=mykos
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diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
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+DB_USERNAME=mysql
+DB_PASSWORD=mysql
+DB_PORT=3307
+DB_NAME=mykos
+DB_HOST=localhost
+SMTP_HOST=
+SMTP_PORT=587
+SMTP_USERNAME=
+SMTP_PASSWORD=