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+#GLOBAL SETTINGS
+COMPOSE_HTTP_TIMEOUT=120
+COMPOSE_IGNORE_ORPHANS=1
+DOCKER_CONFIGS=.
+DOCKERGID=999
+DOCKERHOSTNAME=DockerServer
+DOCKERLOGGING_MAXFILE=10
+DOCKERLOGGING_MAXSIZE=200k
+PGID=1000
+PUID=1000
+UMASK=000
+TZ=America/Chicago
+
+#DIRECTORY PATHS
+MEDIA_DIR=/mnt/media
+STORAGE_DIR=/mnt/storage