diff --git a/urbackupserver/www2/lingui.config.ts b/urbackupserver/www2/lingui.config.ts
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+import type { LinguiConfig } from "@lingui/conf";
+
+const config: LinguiConfig = {
+  locales: ["en"],
+  catalogs: [
+    {
+      path: "<rootDir>/src/locales/{locale}",
+      include: ["src"],
+    },
+  ],
+};
+
+export default config;