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+###########################################################
+# This file is a sample .env file containing all the
+# standard variables used by dmvcframework.
+# ---------------------------------------------------------
+# Where applicable there are the default values
+###########################################################
+
+
+###########################################################
+## DelphiMVCFramework Core Configuration
+###########################################################
+
+# Sets or returns the MaxConnections used by the socket.
+# Set MaxConnections to adjust the number of HTTP request messages the application can handle simultaneously. 
+# Set MaxConnections so that it is high enough to avoid exceptions when the application runs out of Web modules, 
+# but low enough not to degrade performance too severely by running too many simultaneous threads.
+dmvc.handler.max_connections=1024
+
+# TCP port where the dmvcframework service will listen to
+dmvc.server.port=8080
+
+# TIdHTTPWebBrokerBridge.MaxConnections
+dmvc.webbroker.max_connections=1024
+
+# TIdHTTPWebBrokerBridge.ListenQueue - default 200
+dmvc.indy.listen_queue=200
+
+# integer - server side session timeout in seconds; 0 means session cookie - default 0
+dmvc.session_timeout=0
+
+# string - default response content-type if not specified - default application/json
+dmvc.default.content_type=application/json
+
+# string - default response content-charset if not specified - default utf8
+dmvc.default.content_charset=utf8
+
+# string - view files extension - default "html"
+dmvc.default.view_file_extension=html
+
+# true|false - if true allows other webbroker action to be executed instead of returning 404 not found - default false
+dmvc.allow_unhandled_actions=false
+
+# string - the path where the templates are located (server side views) - default "templates"
+dmvc.view_path=templates
+
+# integer - max number of active record instances 
+# returned by a generated query - default 50
+dmvc.max_entities_record_count=50
+
+# true|false, adds a response header which show the web servername
+dmvc.expose_server_signature=true
+
+# true|false, Enable X-Powered-By Header in response - default true
+dmvc.expose_x_powered_by=true
+
+# integer - max request size in bytes - default 5242880
+dmvc.max_request_size=5242880
+
+###########################################################
+## MVCActiveRecordMiddleware Configuration
+###########################################################
+
+# filename where the firedac connection definition are stored. Default FDConnectionDefs.ini
+firedac.connection_definitions_filename=FDConnectionDefs.ini
+
+# the name of the connection definition name in the configuration file
+firedac.connection_definition_name=MyConnDef