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+[WebServer]
+username = "km3net"
+password = "anothersupersecretpassword"
+
+[DOMRates]
+lowest_rate = 150
+highest_rate = 350
+
+[PMTRates]
+lowest_rate = 1000
+highest_rate = 20000
+hrv_ratio_threshold = 0.85
+
+[TriggerRate]
+interval = 300
+with_minor_ticks = true
+
+[TriggerMap]
+max_events = 5000
+
+[ZTPlot]
+min_dus = 3
+min_doms = 24
+ytick_distance = 25
+
+[CalibrateAHRS]
+time_range = 72
+
+[LocalDBService]
+filename = data/monitoring.sqlite3
+
+[Alerts]
+botname = "monitoring"
+password = "supersecretpassword"
+channel = "operations_fr"
+operators = [ "a_enzenhoefer", "tamasgal",]