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+POSTGRES_USER=icarus_test
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD=password
+POSTGRES_DB=icarus_auth_test
+
+DATABASE_URL=postgresql://${POSTGRES_USER}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@localhost:5432/${POSTGRES_DB}
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