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[[Category: Configuration_Files]]
= Initial Configurations =
The main configuration file is ''Cumulus.ini''
It is a text file containing initialization parameters used by the Cumulus 1.x.x, or Cumulus MX, application; and is read '''only''' when Cumulus starts up. Cumulus '''re-writes''' the contents of the application configuration screens to the file when it ''shuts down'', so you will see the file shows as 'modified date' the last time that Cumulus was shut down.
A second ''Cumulus.ini'' may be stored in the reports sub-directory, this only contains a [[#Section:_MainForm|single section]] and relates to the screen used for NOAA reports.
The parameters listed can change the look of Cumulus, hold basic information about your location, amend the way Cumulus interfaces with your weather station, and hold the settings used to interface with your website, and with various external websites. The list below was created for Cumulus 1.x.y, and all of it applies to the
If you are using an old version, then ''checking the release information may be advisable'' to identify the sections applicable to your build, and to identify if the parameters allowed within those sections may be a subset of those listed below as available in latest release.
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= Upgrading to New Build =
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