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+TZ=America/Chicago
+POSTGRES_DB=paperless # if you change this, be sure to also change it in the paperless .env
+POSTGRES_USER=paperless # if you change this, be sure to also change it in the paperless .env
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD=paperless # if you change this, be sure to also change it in the paperless .env (You should change this for production use)
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