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-##########################Security##########################################
-#eu.eudat.security.portmapping.http = 7081
-#eu.eudat.security.portmapping.https = 7444
-##########################/Security########################################
-
-##########################Persistence##########################################
-database.driver-class-name=org.postgresql.Driver
-database.url = jdbc:postgresql://develdb1.madgik.di.uoa.gr:5432/dmptool
-database.username = dmptool
-database.password = dmpt00lu$r
-##########################/Persistence##########################################
-
-###################Allowed Proxy Service Host ############################
-eu.eudat.proxy.allowed.host = https://eestore.paas2.uninett.no
-configuration.externalUrls = file:///C:\\Users\\ikalyvas\\Documents\\Projects\\OpenAIRE-EUDAT-DMP-service-pilot\\dmp-backend\\src\\main\\resources\\ExternalUrls.xml
-#######################################################
-
-########################/Email#############################
-spring.mail.default-encoding=UTF-8
-spring.mail.host=smtp.gmail.com
-spring.mail.username=kalivasioan@gmail.com
-spring.mail.password=A3b*1*92giannis
-spring.mail.port=587
-spring.mail.protocol=smtp
-spring.mail.test-connection=false
-spring.mail.properties.mail.smtp.auth=true
-spring.mail.properties.mail.smtp.starttls.enable=true
-mail.subject = Invitation to DMP Plan {dmpname}
-mail.content = You have been invited to {dmpname} data management plan.Follow the link localhost:4200/invitation/{invitationID} to submit it
-mail.from = citesagrdev@gmail.com
-
-########################FACEBOOK LOGIN Properties#############################
-facebook.login.clientId = 110586756143149
-facebook.login.clientSecret = 522a847f05c873d0222c85109e24f55a
-facebook.login.namespace = eudat
-########################GOOGLE LOGIN Properties#############################
-google.login.clientId = 524432312250-sc9qsmtmbvlv05r44onl6l93ia3k9deo.apps.googleusercontent.com
-########################LINKEDIN LOGIN Properties#############################HiR4hQH9HNubKC5iKQy0l4mAZ
-linkedin.login.clientId = 86bl8vfk77clh9
-linkedin.login.clientSecret = 2OCO9e3wKylW05Tt
-linkedin.login.redirect_uri = http://localhost:4200/login/linkedin
-
-########################LINKEDIN LOGIN Properties#############################
-twitter.login.clientId = HiR4hQH9HNubKC5iKQy0l4mAZ
-twitter.login.clientSecret = 9KZHgkqUO2QFnELSL14jeUvfUacWX23rqD8OW8X0xoRDXOSfKH
-twitter.login.redirect_uri = http://localhost:4200/login/twitter
-########################Persistence/Hibernate/Batch##############################
-#persistence.hibernate.jdbc.batch_size = 30
-#persistence.hibernate.order_inserts = true
-#persistence.hibernate.order_updates = true
-#persistence.hibernate.batch_versioned_data = true
-#persistence.hibernate.jdbc.batch_versioned_data = DELAYED_ACQUISITION_AND_RELEASE_AFTER_TRANSACTION
-########################Persistence/Hibernate/Batch##############################
-
-
-########################Persistence/Hibernate/Connection pool####################	    	        
-#persistence.hibernate.connectionpool.provider_class = org.hibernate.service.jdbc.connections.internal.C3P0ConnectionProvider
-#persistence.hibernate.connectionpool.c3p0.min_size = 5
-#persistence.hibernate.connectionpool.c3p0.max_size = 100
-#persistence.hibernate.connectionpool.c3p0.timeout = 0
-#persistence.hibernate.connectionpool.c3p0.max_statements = 50
-#persistence.hibernate.connectionpool.c3p0.acquire_retry_attempts = 30
-#persistence.hibernate.connectionpool.c3p0.acquire_retry_delay = 1000
-#persistence.hibernate.connectionpool.c3p0.idle_test_period = 3000
-#persistence.hibernate.connectionpool.c3p0.break_after_acquire_failure = false
-#persistence.hibernate.connectionpool.c3p0.idle_connection_test_period = 3600
-#persistence.hibernate.connectionpool.c3p0.test_connection_on_checkin = true
-#persistence.hibernate.connectionpool.c3p0.test_connection_on_checkout = false
-#persistence.hibernate.connectionpool.c3p0.preferred_test_query = select 1
-########################Persistence/Hibernate/Connection pool####################
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