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Expand Up @@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ For more information on the BFF architecture, see:
- `BACKEND_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS` (default: `3`)
- `BACKEND_READ_TIMEOUT_SECONDS` (default: `30`)

Generate a random `FLASK_SECRET_KEY` (see [Flask docs](https://flask.palletsprojects.com/en/stable/config/#SECRET_KEY)):
```bash
python -c 'import secrets; print(secrets.token_hex(32))'
```

Generate a random `TOKEN_COOKIE_ENCRYPTION_KEY`:
```bash
python - <<'PY'
Expand All @@ -50,6 +55,7 @@ print(base64.urlsafe_b64encode(secrets.token_bytes(32)).rstrip(b'=').decode())
PY
```


**Run Locally (Flask / PyCharm)**
1. Ensure `.env` exists in the repo root.
2. Install dependencies.
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