diff --git a/.env.dist b/.env.dist
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9b2a6966741f5445d2853c95338a8e7af853efe6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.dist
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+APP_NOTIFICATION_SERVICE_ENDPOINT=
+JWT_SECRET=
+PORT=
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..da6ea8cdcafd6be7149ba3e32aa7540bc979d824
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+node_modules/
+env/