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+# Clone the repo and rename this file to .env if you want to run the frontend react app locally for some quick contributions to the project.
+# When used as it is, this env config will connect to our hosted UAT backend
+# Note that any data in staging will get cleared from time to time and you may have to sign up again and again
+
+# Set CI to false while running the app locally
+CI=false
+# Set it to the URL form where the app home page will be accessed
+PUBLIC_URL=http://localhost:3000
+# Set it to true if you want to generate the Sourcemap for debugging
+GENERATE_SOURCEMAP=false
+# Set it to the URL from where APIs will be accessible, for local development it should be localhost:3000/api/app (use your local port number instead)
+REACT_APP_SERVERURL=https://staging-app.opensignlabs.com/api/app
+# A 12 character long random app identifier. The value of this should be same as APP_ID which is a variable used by backend API.
+REACT_APP_APPID=opensignstgn