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+### Photon Environment Variables
+PHOTON_PORT=8090
+SHARE_DOMAIN=localhost:8080
+USER_EMAIL=photon@jrdn.dev
+SHARE_URL_SCHEME=http
+DATA_PATH=./data
+
+### Photon Worker Environment Variables
+SCAN_RATE=10
+
+### Database Environment Variables
+MYSQL_HOST=db
+MYSQL_DATABASE=photon
+MYSQL_USER=photon
+MYSQL_PASSWORD=changeme
+MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=pleasechangeme
+