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 ## Setup
 
-In the `backend` folder, copy `appsettings.example.json` into `appsettings.json` and fill out the values.
+In the `backend/Api` folder, copy `appsettings.example.json` into `appsettings.json` and fill out the values.
 
 In the `frontend` folder, copy `shared/constants.example.js` into `shared/constants.js` and fill out the values.
 
diff --git a/backend/Api/appsettings.example.json b/backend/Api/appsettings.example.json
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+{
+  "Logging": {
+    "LogLevel": {
+      "Default": "Information",
+      "Microsoft.AspNetCore": "Warning"
+    }
+  },
+  "AllowedHosts": "*",
+
+  "ConnectionStrings": {
+    "Database": "Data Source=database.sqlite3"
+  },
+
+  "JwtSettings": {
+    "Issuer": "TemperatureAlarmApi",
+    "Audience": "Customers",
+    "Key": ""
+  }
+}
+