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+# DeepSeek OCR Application Configuration
+
+# API Configuration
+API_HOST=0.0.0.0
+API_PORT=8000
+
+# Frontend Configuration
+FRONTEND_PORT=3000
+
+# Model Configuration
+MODEL_NAME=deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR
+HF_HOME=/models
+
+# Upload Configuration
+MAX_UPLOAD_SIZE_MB=100
+
+# Processing Configuration
+BASE_SIZE=1024
+IMAGE_SIZE=640
+CROP_MODE=true