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+REDIS_URL=redis://redis:6379/
+DB_HOST=postgres
+DB_NAME=meanspec
+DB_USER=meanspec
+DB_PASS=foopassword123
+
+PARSE_DAEMON_REFRESH_INTERVAL=5