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+# Meteostick Logger Configuration
+# Copy this file to .env and customize for your setup
+
+# Meteostick Hardware Configuration
+METEOSTICK_PORT=/dev/ttyACM0
+METEOSTICK_BAUDRATE=115200
+METEOSTICK_FREQUENCY=EU
+METEOSTICK_RF_SENSITIVITY=90
+
+# Weather Station Channels
+# Set to 1-8 for active channels, 0 to disable
+METEOSTICK_ISS_CHANNEL=1
+METEOSTICK_ANEMOMETER_CHANNEL=0
+METEOSTICK_LEAF_SOIL_CHANNEL=0
+METEOSTICK_TH1_CHANNEL=0
+METEOSTICK_TH2_CHANNEL=0
+
+# Rain Bucket Configuration
+# 0 = 0.01 inch buckets (US)
+# 1 = 0.2 mm buckets (Metric)
+METEOSTICK_RAIN_BUCKET=1
+
+# InfluxDB Configuration
+METEOSTICK_ENABLE_INFLUXDB=true
+METEOSTICK_INFLUXDB_HOST=localhost
+METEOSTICK_INFLUXDB_PORT=8086
+METEOSTICK_INFLUXDB_DB=weather
+METEOSTICK_INFLUXDB_MEASUREMENT=meteostick
+
+# InfluxDB Authentication
+# Generate a token in InfluxDB UI: Data -> Tokens -> Generate Token
+METEOSTICK_INFLUXDB_TOKEN=your_influxdb_token_here
+
+# Optional: Legacy username/password authentication (deprecated)
+# METEOSTICK_INFLUXDB_USER=username
+# METEOSTICK_INFLUXDB_PASS=password