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+{
+  "host": "mattermost.example.com",
+  "login_mode": "gitlab",
+  "username": "your.username",
+  "gitlab_url": "https://gitlab.example.com",
+  "token": null,
+  "cookie_file": "cookies.pkl",
+  "download_files": true,
+  "throttle": true,
+  "retry": true
+}