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+DB2_URI=db2://the-db2-uri-from-credentials:50001/BLUDB?ssl=true;
+APPID_CLIENT_ID=
+APPID_OAUTH_SERVER_URL=
+APPID_SECRET=
+FULL_HOSTNAME=http://127.0.0.1:5000
+EVENT_TOKEN=secret_token_for_the_subscription_event
+EVENT_TOKEN=henrik_is_pinging
+FLASK_DEBUG=True
+FLASK_ENVIRONMENT=development