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+ACTUAL_SERVER_URL="https://<Actual Budget server URL>"
+ACTUAL_SERVER_PASSWORD="<Actual Budget server password>"
+ACTUAL_SYNC_ID="<Actual Budget sync ID>"
+
+# optional, for encrypted files
+ACTUAL_FILE_PASSWORD="<file password>"
+
+# optional, if you want to use a different cache directory
+ACTUAL_CACHE_DIR="./cache"
+
+# optional, name of the payee for added interest transactions
+INTEREST_PAYEE_NAME="Loan Interest"
+
+# optional, name of the payee for added interest transactions
+INVESTMENT_PAYEE_NAME="Investment"
+# optional, name of the cateogry group for added investment tracking transactions
+INVESTMENT_CATEGORY_GROUP_NAME="Income"
+# optional, name of the category for added investment tracking transactions
+INVESTMENT_CATEGORY_NAME="Investment"
+
+#
+HEALTHCHECKS_URL="https://hc-ping.com/"