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+## .env file for docker-compose deployments of open-appsec integrated with NGINX Proxy Manager
+## for more info see https://docs.openappsec.io
+
+APPSEC_VERSION=latest
+APPSEC_CONFIG=./appsec-config
+APPSEC_DATA=./appsec-data
+APPSEC_LOGS=./appsec-logs
+APPSEC_LOCALCONFIG=./appsec-localconfig
+APPSEC_AUTO_POLICY_LOAD=false
+## Example for configuring HTTPS Proxy:
+## APPSEC_HTTPS_PROXY=user:password@proxy_address:port
+APPSEC_HTTPS_PROXY=
+APPSEC_SMART_SYNC_STORAGE=./appsec-smartsync-storage
+APPSEC_USER_EMAIL=user@email.com
+APPSEC_DB_PASSWORD=pass
+APPSEC_DB_USER=postgres
+APPSEC_DB_HOST=appsec-db
+APPSEC_POSTGRES_STORAGE=./appsec-postgres-data
+
+# Volume mounts for NGINX Proxy Manager have been moved here as well allowing configuration via .env file 
+NPM_DATA=./data
+NPM_LETSENCRYPT=./letsencrypt
+
+## To connect your deployment to central WebUI you can uncomment following line
+## and provide the token for a profile which you created in open-appsec WebUI at https://my.openappsec.io
+## Example: APPSEC_AGENT_TOKEN=111-22222-111
+APPSEC_AGENT_TOKEN=
+
+## When not providing token for connection to central WebUI please uncomment following line
+## which will enable sharing of learning between processes and allow you to perform tuning locally on CLI
+# COMPOSE_PROFILES=standalone