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+# Hlæja {service}
+
+{description}
+
+## Properties for deployment
+
+| Name                   | Required | Information             |
+|------------------------|:--------:|-------------------------|
+| spring.profiles.active | ✓  | Spring Boot environment |
+
+*Required: ✓ can be stored as text, and ✗ need to be stored as secret.*