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 Make sure to create a dot `.env` file and add the following enviroment variables. 
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 Hint: You may want to change the values accordingly to your setup policy.
 
 ```sh
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 git clone https://github.com/oklabflensburg/open-social-map.git
 cd open-social-map
 psql -U oklab -h localhost -d oklab -p 5432 < data/flensburg_stadtteile.sql
-cp ../open-data-api/.env .
 cd tools
 python3 -m venv venv
 source venv/bin/activate