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-# Bookholder-API
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+# Bookholder-API
+
+## Setup
+For this project a PostgreSQL database is required.
+
+### Enviroment Vars
+```
+DB_USER = user
+DB_PASSWORRD = password
+DB_HOST = my.host
+DB_PORT = 5432
+DB_NAME = databasename # Optinal; bookholder is the default
+SECRET = your32charactersecret
+PORT = 8080 # Optional; 8080 is the default port
+```
+### Example
+
+Examples are found in the examples folder.
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