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+# Configuring Environment Variables
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+The search results below identify some environment variables that need to be manually configured.
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+#### DB, Webserver, Push Config
+- Use this [search](https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Ae-mission%2Fe-mission-server+%2Fconfig.get%5C%28%5C%22%5BA-Z%5D%2F&type=code) to obtain usage of `DB, WEBSERVER, PUSH` environment variables in the [e-mission-server](https://github.com/e-mission/e-mission-server) repository.
+
+#### AWS Cognito Credentials
+
+- Use this [search](https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Ae-mission%2Fop-admin-dashboard+%2F.getenv%5C%28%5C%22%5BA-Z%5D%2F&type=code) to obtain usage of `COGNITO` variables in the [admin-dashboard](https://github.com/e-mission/op-admin-dashboard) repository.
+
+#### Overpass, Nominatim, Geofabrik
+
+- Use this [search](https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Ae-mission%2Fe-mission-server+%2F.environ.get%5C%28%5C%22%5BA-Z%5D%2F&type=code) to obtain usage of `Overpass, Nominatim, Geofabrik` environment variables in the [e-mission-server](https://github.com/e-mission/e-mission-server) repository.
+- Use this [search](https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Ae-mission%2Fe-mission-server+geofabrik&type=code) to view some variables that are set using GitHub secrets in the [e-mission-server](https://github.com/e-mission/e-mission-server) GitHub workflows.
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