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+spring.application.name=card-acquisition
+
+# H2 Database
+spring.datasource.url=jdbc:h2:mem:cardacquisition;DB_CLOSE_DELAY=-1;DB_CLOSE_ON_EXIT=FALSE
+spring.datasource.driverClassName=org.h2.Driver
+spring.datasource.username=sa
+spring.datasource.password=
+
+# JPA/Hibernate 6 (Spring Boot 3)
+spring.jpa.database-platform=org.hibernate.dialect.H2Dialect
+spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=create-drop
+spring.jpa.show-sql=true
+spring.jpa.properties.hibernate.format_sql=true
+
+# H2 Console
+spring.h2.console.enabled=true
+spring.h2.console.path=/h2-console
+
+# Server
+server.port=8080
+
+# Jackson
+spring.jackson.serialization.write-dates-as-timestamps=false
+spring.jackson.date-format=yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss
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