diff --git a/app/config.py b/app/config.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+from pydantic import BaseSettings
+
+class Settings(BaseSettings):
+    admin_username: str
+    admin_password: str
+    aws_access_key_id: str
+    aws_secret_access_key: str
+    aws_region: str
+    aws_textract_role_arn: str
+    database_url: str
+    redis_url: str
+
+    class Config:
+        env_file = ".env"
+
+settings = Settings()