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 #### Optional Parameters
 
-`MONGO_AUTH_ENABLED` tells if your database requires a username and password. If so, the user must exist on the database specified in the MONGO_URI. If enabled, `MONGO_USER` and `MONGO_PASSWORD` are required.
+`MONGO_AUTH_ENABLED` set to `true` if your database requires a username and password. If `true`, the user specified by `MONGO_USER` must exist on the database specified in the `MONGO_URI` option. If `true`, `MONGO_USER` and `MONGO_PASSWORD` are required.
 
-`MONGO_USER`, `MONGO_PASSWORD` the user and password for authentication. Recommend a role with readWrite.
+`MONGO_USER`, `MONGO_PASSWORD` the user and password for authentication. Recommend a role with `readWrite`.
 
 `JWT_EXPIRES_IN` Seconds until token expires. If not set, there will be no expiration.