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+# Database
+DATABASE_URL=postgresql://agp_user:agp_password@localhost:5432/agp_db
+
+# Redis
+REDIS_URL=redis://localhost:6379/0
+
+# JWT
+SECRET_KEY=change-me-to-a-secure-random-string
+ALGORITHM=HS256
+ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRE_MINUTES=30
+
+# App
+DEBUG=true
+CORS_ORIGINS=http://localhost:8080,http://localhost:3000
diff --git a/backend/.gitignore b/backend/.gitignore
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+.env
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+.venv/