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-DB_USER=mannpatel
-DB_HOST=localhost
-DB_NAME=poll_database
-DB_PASSWORD=admin
-DB_PORT=5432
-PORT=3000
-JWT_SECRET=r683gi77ft92fg923keyfasdfas2r123
-ALLOWED_ORIGINS=http://localhost:5173
-NODE_ENV=development