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+{
+    "cartTitle": "CLOTH",
+    "cartDescription": "expressCart",
+    "cartLogo": "",
+    "baseUrl": "http://localhost:1111",
+    "emailHost": "smtp-mail.outlook.com",
+    "emailPort": "587",
+    "emailSecure": false,
+    "emailUser": "hi@markmoffat.com",
+    "emailPassword": "this_is_the_smtp_password",
+    "emailAddress": "hi@markmoffat.com",
+    "menuEnabled": "true",
+    "flatShipping": "10",
+    "freeShippingAmount": "100",
+    "productsPerRow": "3",
+    "productsPerPage": "6",
+    "menuTitle": "Menu",
+    "menuLocation": "side",
+    "footerHtml": "<h4 class="text-center">Powered by expressCart</h4>",
+    "googleAnalytics": "",
+    "customCss": ".footer{padding-top: 5px;",
+    "currencySymbol": "£",
+    "paymentGateway": "paypal",
+    "databaseConnectionString": "mongodb://localhost:27017/expresscart",
+    "theme": "Cloth"
+}
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