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@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Use environment variables to specify a database, otherwise an sqlite database fi
 `DB_ENGINE` - [Supported database engines](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.0/ref/settings/#engine)  
 `DB_NAME` - Name of the database  
 `DB_USER` - Name of the database user  
-`DB_PASSWORD` - Password of the database user  
+`DB_PASS` - Password of the database user  
 `DB_HOST` - Host IP of the database  
 `DB_PORT` - Host Port of the database