Configure your Nightscout variables

With this form you can easily decide which features to enable and customize your Nightscout.

Mandatory variables

These three variables below must have a value.

BASE_URL
	The BASE_URL consists of your Ubuntu computer/VPS IP and the Port 1337 on which the Nightscout app runs (replace 123.456.789.123 with your IP and leave :1337).
MONGO_CONNECTION
	The MongoDB Connection String to connect to your MongoDB cluster. It will look like this: mongodb://MONGO_NS_USER:MONGO_NS_PASSWORD@127.0.0.1:27017/MONGO_NS_DB but you need to replace MONGO_NS_USER, MONGO_NS_PASSWORD and MONGO_NS_DB by your own database user and name.
API_SECRET
	A passphrase that must be at least 12 characters long. Avoid 'special' characters, which can cause problems in some cases.
DISPLAY_UNITS
	Preferred BG units for the site: 'mg/dl' or 'mmol/l' (or just 'mmol').

Customizations

Leave default values if you don't want to change them.

CUSTOM_TITLE
	The display name for the Nightscout site. Appears in the upper left of the main view. Often set to the name of the CGM wearer.
THEME
	Default setting for new browser views for the color theme of the CGM graph. ('default' 'colors' or 'colorblindfriendly')
ENABLE
	Plugins to enable for your site. Must be a space-delimited lower-case list. Include the word 'bridge' here if you are receiving data from the Dexcom Share service.
SHOW_PLUGINS
	Default setting for whether or not these plugins are checked (active) by default not merely enabled. Include plugins here as in the ENABLE line; space-separated and lower-case.
TIME_FORMAT
	Default setting for new browser views for the time mode. ('12' or '24')
NIGHT_MODE
	Default setting for new browser views for whether Night Mode should be enabled. ('on' or 'off')
BOLUS_RENDER_OVER
	U value over which the bolus values are rendered on the chart if the 'x U and Over' option is selected.

Dexcom Share

If you want Nightscout to import direcly from Dexcom Share

BRIDGE_USER_NAME
	Your Dexcom account username to receive CGM data from the Dexcom Share service. Also make sure to include 'bridge' in your ENABLE line.
BRIDGE_PASSWORD
	Your Dexcom account password to receive CGM data from the Dexcom Share service. Also make sure to include 'bridge' in your ENABLE line.
BRIDGE_SERVER
	If you are bridging from the Dexcom Share service and are anywhere outside the US change this to EU. ('US' or 'EU')

Alarms

You can customize alarms or leave them to default values

ALARM_TYPES
	simple' and/or 'predict'. Simple alarms trigger when BG crosses the various thresholds set below. Predict alarms use a formula that forecasts where the BG is going based on its trend. You will not get warnings when crossing the BG thresholds set below when using the predict type.
ALARM_URGENT_HIGH
	Default setting for new browser views for the Urgent High alarm (triggered when BG crosses BG_HIGH). ('on' or 'off')
BG_HIGH
	Urgent High BG threshold triggers the ALARM_URGENT_HIGH alarm. Set in mg/dL or mmol/L as set in DISPLAY_UNITS variable.
ALARM_URGENT_LOW
	Default setting for new browser views for the Urgent Low alarm (triggered when BG crosses BG_LOW). ('on' or 'off')
BG_LOW
	Urgent Low BG threshold triggers the ALARM_URGENT_LOW alarm. Set in mg/dL or mmol/L as set in DISPLAY_UNITS variable.
ALARM_HIGH
	Default setting for new browser views for the High alarm (triggered when BG crosses BG_TARGET_TOP). ('on' or 'off')
BG_TARGET_TOP
	High BG threshold triggers the ALARM_HIGH alarm. Set in mg/dL or mmol/L as set in DISPLAY_UNITS variable.
ALARM_LOW
	Default setting for new browser views for the Low alarm (triggered when BG crosses BG_TARGET_BOTTOM). ('on' or 'off')
BG_TARGET_BOTTOM
	Low BG threshold triggers the ALARM_LOW alarm. Set in mg/dL or mmol/L as set in DISPLAY_UNITS variable.
ALARM_TIMEAGO_URGENT
	Default setting for new browser views for an urgent alarm when CGM data hasn't been received in the number of minutes set in ALARM_TIMEAGO_URGENT_MINS. ('on' or 'off')
ALARM_TIMEAGO_URGENT_MINS
	Default setting for new browser views for the number of minutes since the last CGM reading to trigger an ALARM_TIMEAGO_URGENT alarm.
ALARM_TIMEAGO_WARN
	Default setting for new browser views for a warning alarm when CGM data hasn't been received in the number of minutes set in ALARM_TIMEAGO_WARN_MINS. ('on' or 'off')
ALARM_TIMEAGO_WARN_MINS
	Default setting for new browser views for the number of minutes since the last CGM reading to trigger an ALARM_TIMEAGO_WARN alarm.

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