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+SECRET_KEY=dev-secret-key-change-in-production
+DATABASE_PATH=instance/myp.db
+TAPO_USERNAME=your-tapo-email
+TAPO_PASSWORD=your-tapo-password
+# PRINTERS Format: {"Printer 1": {"ip": "192.168.1.100"}, "Printer 2": {"ip": "192.168.1.101"}, ...}
+PRINTERS={}
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