diff --git a/ansible/templates/alerta.conf b/ansible/templates/alerta.conf
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+[DEFAULT]
+sslverify = no
+output = psql
+endpoint = http://localhost:8080/api
+timezone = Europe/London
diff --git a/ansible/templates/alertad.conf b/ansible/templates/alertad.conf
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+DEBUG = True
+SECRET = "^Bpa%i8_nCAc8fI4l9)nhn2EG2!@GJga"
+AUTH_REQUIRED = True
+
+SEVERITY_MAP = {
+    'fatal': 0,
+    'critical': 1,
+    'major': 2,
+    'minor': 3,
+    'warning': 4,
+    'indeterminate': 5,
+    'cleared': 5,
+    'normal': 5,
+    'ok': 5,
+    'informational': 6,
+    'debug': 7,
+    'trace': 8,
+    'unknown': 9
+}
+DEFAULT_NORMAL_SEVERITY = 'normal'  # 'normal', 'ok', 'cleared'
+DEFAULT_PREVIOUS_SEVERITY = 'indeterminate'
+
+PLUGINS = ['reject', 'blackout', 'geoip', 'normalise']
+GEOIP_URL = 'http://ip-api.com/json'
diff --git a/ansible/templates/config.json b/ansible/templates/config.json
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+{"endpoint": "https://alerta-api.example.com"}