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+# Security
+SECRET_KEY=
+
+# Database Configuration
+# Example: postgresql+psycopg://user:password@localhost/blog
+DATABASE_URL=
+
+# S3 Configuration
+S3_BUCKET_NAME=fastapi-blog-uploads
+S3_REGION=us-east-1
+S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID=
+S3_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=
+
+# Mail Configuration (Example defaults for Mailtrap)
+MAIL_SERVER=sandbox.smtp.mailtrap.io
+MAIL_PORT=2525
+MAIL_USERNAME=
+MAIL_PASSWORD=
+MAIL_FROM=noreply@fastapiblog.com
+MAIL_USE_TLS=true
+
+# Frontend Configuration
+FRONTEND_URL=http://localhost:8000
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