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+import os
+from datetime import timedelta
+
+class Config:
+    SECRET_KEY = os.environ.get('SECRET_KEY') or os.urandom(24)
+    SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = os.environ.get('DATABASE_URL') or \
+        'postgresql://postgres:postgres@localhost/proxy_manager'
+    SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS = False
+    
+    # JWT Settings
+    JWT_SECRET_KEY = os.environ.get('JWT_SECRET_KEY') or os.urandom(24)
+    JWT_ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRES = timedelta(hours=1)
+    
+    # SSL Settings
+    SSL_CERT_DIR = os.environ.get('CERT_DIR') or '/opt/proxy-manager/certs'
+    SSL_KEY_DIR = os.environ.get('KEY_DIR') or '/opt/proxy-manager/keys'
+    
+    # Proxy Settings
+    PROXY_CHECK_INTERVAL = 60  # seconds
+    STATS_COLLECTION_INTERVAL = 300  # seconds
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