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Simplify edx-platform settings, part 3+

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Description

Goal: Finish https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/blob/master/docs/decisions/0022-settings-simplification.rst#target-settings-structure-for-edx-platform

Potential tasks, ungroomed:

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with docs/decisions/0022-settings-simplification.rst and its target settings structure, then inspect (lms,cms)/envs/development.py and (lms,cms)/envs/common. Review the linked pull request and discussion for logging context; done means the listed settings, logging, secrets, and Bare Metal guide tasks have been resolved.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
backend
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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