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+TZ=America/Chicago
+PAPERLESS_REDIS=redis://redis:6379
+PAPERLESS_DBHOST=postgres
+PAPERLESS_DBNAME=paperless #if you change this, be sure to also change it in the postgres .env
+PAPERLESS_DBUSER=paperless # if you change this, be sure to also change it in the postgres .env
+PAPERLESS_DBPASS=paperless # if you change this, be sure to also change it in the postgres .env (You should change this for production use)
+PAPERLESS_TIKA_ENABLED=1
+PAPERLESS_TIKA_GOTENBERG_ENDPOINT=http://gotenberg:3000
+PAPERLESS_TIKA_ENDPOINT=http://tika:9998
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