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-# HangmanLab (old)
-BACKEND_PORT=8080
-FRONTEND_PORT=8081
-DB_PORT=3306
-DB_NAME=hangmanlab
-DB_USER=hangmanlab
-DB_PASSWORD=changeme
-MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=rootpassword
-
-# HarborForge
-HF_BACKEND_PORT=8000
-HF_FRONTEND_PORT=3000
-WIZARD_PORT=8082
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+.env