diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/demo.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/demo.py
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+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/demo.py
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+"""Staging."""
+from os import environ
+
+GIT_COMMIT_ON_SAVE = True
+GIT_COMMIT_USERNAME = "demo"
+GIT_COMMIT_EMAIL = "demo@example.com"
+SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_PERMISSIONS_FILE_NAME = environ.get(
+    "SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_PERMISSIONS_FILE_NAME", default="demo.yml"
+)
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/permissions/demo.yml b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/permissions/demo.yml
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+groups:
+  admin:
+    users: [jakub, kb, alex, dan, mike, jason, amir, jarrad, elizabeth, jon]
+
+  finance:
+    users: [harmeet, sasha]
+
+  hr:
+    users: [manuchehr]
+
+permissions:
+  admin:
+    groups: [admin]
+    users: []
+    allowed_permissions: [create, read, update, delete, list, instantiate]
+    uri: /*
+
+  finance-admin:
+    groups: [finance]
+    users: []
+    allowed_permissions: [create, read, update, delete]
+    uri: /v1.0/process-groups/finance/*
+
+  read-all:
+    groups: [finance, hr, admin]
+    users: []
+    allowed_permissions: [read]
+    uri: /*