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export KEYGEN_LICENSE_KEY='7CCFB6-71878A-68C03D-D104C6-07E3BA-V3' cat ./Gemfile key = ENV.fetch('KEYGEN_LICENSE_KEY') source "https://license:#{key}@rubygems.pkg.keygen.sh/demo" do gem 'private_gem', '~> 1.0' end bundle# => Successfully installed private_gem-1.0.0# => Parsing documentation for private_gem-1.0.0# => Installing ri documentation for private_gem-1.0.0# => Done installing documentation for private_gem after 0 seconds# => 1 gem installedTrusted by over 6,000 software businesses all over the worldincluding F1000s, AI startups, SMBs, and indies
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