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 import cognee
 cognee.config.llm_api_key = "YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY"
 ```
+You can also set the variables by creating .env file, hree is our <a href="https://github.com/topoteretes/cognee/blob/main/.env.template">template </a>
 You can use different LLM providers, for more info check out our <a href="https://topoteretes.github.io/cognee">documentation</a>
 
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