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+APP_NAME="Invoice Ninja"
+APP_ENV=local
+APP_KEY=
+APP_DEBUG=true
+APP_URL=http://ninja.test
+DB_CONNECTION=db-ninja-01
+MULTI_DB_ENABLED=false
+# database
+DB_HOST=mysql
+DB_PORT=3306
+DB_DATABASE=ninja
+DB_USERNAME=root
+DB_PASSWORD=ninja
+NINJA_ENVIRONMENT=selfhost