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+##################### Grafana Configuration Defaults for distros #####################
+#
+# Do not modify this file in grafana installs
+#
+
+# possible values : production, development
+app_mode = production
+
+# instance name, defaults to HOSTNAME environment variable value or hostname if HOSTNAME var is empty
+instance_name = ${HOSTNAME}
+
+#################################### Paths ###############################
+[paths]
+# Path to where grafana can store temp files, sessions, and the sqlite3 db (if that is used)
+data = /var/lib/grafana
+
+# Temporary files in `data` directory older than given duration will be removed
+temp_data_lifetime = 24h
+
+# Directory where grafana can store logs
+logs = /var/log/grafana
+
+# Directory where grafana will automatically scan and look for plugins
+plugins = /var/lib/grafana/plugins
+
+# folder that contains provisioning config files that grafana will apply on startup and while running.
+provisioning = conf/provisioning
+
+#################################### Server ##############################
+[server]
+# Protocol (http, https, h2, socket)
+protocol = http
+
+# The ip address to bind to, empty will bind to all interfaces
+http_addr =
+
+# The http port to use
+http_port = 3000
+
+# The public facing domain name used to access grafana from a browser
+domain = localhost
+
+# Redirect to correct domain if host header does not match domain
+# Prevents DNS rebinding attacks
+enforce_domain = false
+
+# The full public facing url
+root_url = %(protocol)s://%(domain)s:%(http_port)s/
+
+# Serve Grafana from subpath specified in `root_url` setting. By default it is set to `false` for compatibility reasons.
+serve_from_sub_path = false
+
+# Log web requests
+router_logging = false
+
+# the path relative working path
+static_root_path = public
+
+# enable gzip
+enable_gzip = false
+
+# https certs & key file
+cert_file =
+cert_key =
+
+# Unix socket path
+socket = /tmp/grafana.sock
+
+#################################### Database ############################
+[database]
+# You can configure the database connection by specifying type, host, name, user and password
+# as separate properties or as on string using the url property.
+
+# Either "mysql", "postgres" or "sqlite3", it's your choice
+type = sqlite3
+host = 127.0.0.1:3306
+name = grafana
+user = root
+# If the password contains # or ; you have to wrap it with triple quotes. Ex """#password;"""
+password =
+# Use either URL or the previous fields to configure the database
+# Example: mysql://user:secret@host:port/database
+url =
+
+# Max idle conn setting default is 2
+max_idle_conn = 2
+
+# Max conn setting default is 0 (mean not set)
+max_open_conn =
+
+# Connection Max Lifetime default is 14400 (means 14400 seconds or 4 hours)
+conn_max_lifetime = 14400
+
+# Set to true to log the sql calls and execution times.
+log_queries =
+
+# For "postgres", use either "disable", "require" or "verify-full"
+# For "mysql", use either "true", "false", or "skip-verify".
+ssl_mode = disable
+
+ca_cert_path =
+client_key_path =
+client_cert_path =
+server_cert_name =
+
+# For "sqlite3" only, path relative to data_path setting
+path = grafana.db
+
+# For "sqlite3" only. cache mode setting used for connecting to the database
+cache_mode = private
+
+#################################### Cache server #############################
+[remote_cache]
+# Either "redis", "memcached" or "database" default is "database"
+type = database
+
+# cache connectionstring options
+# database: will use Grafana primary database.
+# redis: config like redis server e.g. `addr=127.0.0.1:6379,pool_size=100,db=0,ssl=false`. Only addr is required. ssl may be 'true', 'false', or 'insecure'.
+# memcache: 127.0.0.1:11211
+connstr =
+
+#################################### Data proxy ###########################
+[dataproxy]
+
+# This enables data proxy logging, default is false
+logging = false
+
+# How long the data proxy should wait before timing out default is 30 (seconds)
+timeout = 30
+
+# If enabled and user is not anonymous, data proxy will add X-Grafana-User header with username into the request, default is false.
+send_user_header = false
+
+#################################### Analytics ###########################
+[analytics]
+# Server reporting, sends usage counters to stats.grafana.org every 24 hours.
+# No ip addresses are being tracked, only simple counters to track
+# running instances, dashboard and error counts. It is very helpful to us.
+# Change this option to false to disable reporting.
+reporting_enabled = false
+
+# Set to false to disable all checks to https://grafana.com
+# for new versions (grafana itself and plugins), check is used
+# in some UI views to notify that grafana or plugin update exists
+# This option does not cause any auto updates, nor send any information
+# only a GET request to https://grafana.com to get latest versions
+check_for_updates = false
+
+# Google Analytics universal tracking code, only enabled if you specify an id here
+google_analytics_ua_id =
+
+# Google Tag Manager ID, only enabled if you specify an id here
+google_tag_manager_id =
+
+#################################### Security ############################
+[security]
+# disable creation of admin user on first start of grafana
+disable_initial_admin_creation = false
+
+# default admin user, created on startup
+admin_user = admin
+
+# default admin password, can be changed before first start of grafana, or in profile settings
+admin_password = admin
+
+# used for signing
+secret_key = SW2YcwTIb9zpOOhoPsMm
+
+# disable gravatar profile images
+disable_gravatar = false
+
+# data source proxy whitelist (ip_or_domain:port separated by spaces)
+data_source_proxy_whitelist =
+
+# disable protection against brute force login attempts
+disable_brute_force_login_protection = false
+
+# set to true if you host Grafana behind HTTPS. default is false.
+cookie_secure = false
+
+# set cookie SameSite attribute. defaults to `lax`. can be set to "lax", "strict", "none" and "disabled"
+cookie_samesite = lax
+
+# set to true if you want to allow browsers to render Grafana in a ,