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+# The etcd server
+ETCD_HOST=127.0.0.1
+ETCD_PORT=2379
+
+# the api key to perform stripe calls
+STRIPE_API_PRIVATE_KEY=stripe_api_private_key
+
+# params used to validate requests
+OTP_SERVER=https://the-otp-server/ungleichotp/
+AUTH_NAME=xxxxxxxx
+AUTH_SEED=xxxxxxxx
+AUTH_REALM=xxxxxxxx
+
+# the realm that is allowed to do admin stuff
+REALM_ALLOWED="admin-realm"
+
+INIT_ORDER_ID=0
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