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-# nidus configuration via environment variables
-#
-# Environment variables override any defaults shown below.
-# Set them before starting the server.
-#
-# Server configuration:
-#   NIDUS_HOST      - listen host (default: 0.0.0.0)
-#   NIDUS_PORT      - listen port (default: 8080)
-#   NIDUS_BASE_URL  - public URL for DAV responses (default: auto-generated from host:port)
-#
-# Authentication:
-#   NIDUS_AUTH_REALM  - HTTP Basic Auth realm (default: "DAV Server")
-#
-# Storage:
-#   NIDUS_DATA_DIR  - data directory (default: ./data)
-#
-# Logging:
-#   NIDUS_LOG_LEVEL   - log level: debug, info, warn, error (default: info)
-#   NIDUS_LOG_FORMAT  - log format: text, json (default: text)
-
-# Example (uncomment and modify as needed):
-# export NIDUS_HOST="0.0.0.0"
-# export NIDUS_PORT="8080"
-# export NIDUS_BASE_URL="https://dav.example.com"
-# export NIDUS_DATA_DIR="./data"
-# export NIDUS_LOG_LEVEL="info"
-# export NIDUS_LOG_FORMAT="text"
-
-# Note: The server does not handle TLS - use a reverse proxy (e.g. Nginx, Caddy,
-# Traefik) to terminate TLS and forward requests to the server.