diff --git a/backend/src/config/index.ts b/backend/src/config/index.ts
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+const SERVER_PORT:number = parseInt(process.env.SERVER_PORT, 10) || 8080;
+
+const PROCESSING_TIME_EXPORT_EPUB:number = parseInt(process.env.PROCESSING_TIME_EXPORT_EPUB, 10) || 10;
+const PROCESSING_TIME_EXPORT_PDF:number = parseInt(process.env.PROCESSING_TIME_EXPORT_PDF, 10) || 25;
+const PROCESSING_TIME_IMPORT_ANY:number = parseInt(process.env.PROCESSING_TIME_IMPORT_ANY, 10) || 60;
+
+const PROCESSING_TIME_EXPORT: {[key:string]: number} = {
+    epub: PROCESSING_TIME_EXPORT_EPUB,
+    pdf: PROCESSING_TIME_EXPORT_PDF
+};
+
+export {
+    SERVER_PORT,
+    PROCESSING_TIME_EXPORT,
+    PROCESSING_TIME_IMPORT_ANY
+}