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@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ interface  wlan0
 env  ifwireless = 1 
 env  wpa_supplicant_driver = wext , nl80211
 ```
+### Swappiness
+Raspbian defaults to high memory swapping threshold (60 on scale of 1-100), which can lead to high cpu usage. Change to 1:
+  - Edit or append the line `vm.swappiness = 1` to `/etc/sysctl.conf`
+  - Reload config with `sudo sysctl -p`
+  - Confirm setting with `cat /proc/sys/vm/swappiness`
 
 ### python
 
@@ -144,25 +149,40 @@ On the raspberry pi:
 ## Install monitors
 
 1. Clone or copy this repository to the Raspberry Pi, probably in a folder called `soars-status-alerting` in the home directory.
-2. Install tc08 service
+2. Configure
+  - Edit `ssa/influxdb/influxdb_bridge.py` with appropriate influxdb options (hostname and port, dbname).
+  - Edit `ssa/alarmist_config.ini` and populate influxdb details and adjust alarm thresholds.
+  - Edit `ssa/slackbot_config.ini` and populate influxdb details and slack credentials.
+3. Install tc08 service
   - `sudo cp tc08/tc08-monitor.service /etc/systemd/system/.`
   - edit `/etc/systemd/system/tc08-monitor.service` and replace all instances of `path/to/repo` with the directory where you cloned or copied `soars-status-alerting`.
   - `sudo systemctl daemon-reload`
   - `sudo systemctl enable tc08-monitor`
   - `sudo systemctl start tc08-monitor`
-3. Install DI-1000U-monitor
+4. Install DI-1000U-monitor
   - `sudo cp DI-1000U/DI-1000U-monitor.service /etc/systemd/system/.`
   - edit `/etc/systemd/system/DI-1000U-monitor.service` and replace all instances of `path/to/repo` with the directory where you cloned or copied `soars-status-alerting`.
   - `sudo systemctl daemon-reload`
   - `sudo systemctl enable DI-1000U-monitor`
   - `sudo systemctl start DI-1000U-monitor`
-4. Install flow-meter
+5. Install flow-meter
   - `sudo cp flow-meter/flow-meter-monitor.service /etc/systemd/system/.`
   - edit `/etc/systemd/system/flow-meter-monitor.service` and replace all instances of `path/to/repo` with the directory where you cloned or copied `soars-status-alerting`.
   - `sudo systemctl daemon-reload`
   - `sudo systemctl enable flow-meter-monitor`
   - `sudo systemctl start flow-meter-monitor`
-
+6. Optional - install alarmist
+  - `sudo cp alarmist/alarmist.service /etc/systemd/system/.`
+  - edit `/etc/systemd/system/alarmist.service` and replace all instances of `path/to/repo` with the directory where you cloned or copied `soars-status-alerting`.
+  - `sudo systemctl daemon-reload`
+  - `sudo systemctl enable alarmist`
+  - `sudo systemctl start alarmist`
+7. Optional - install slackbot
+  - `sudo cp slackbot/slackbot.service /etc/systemd/system/.`
+  - edit `/etc/systemd/system/slackbot.service` and replace all instances of `path/to/repo` with the directory where you cloned or copied `soars-status-alerting`.
+  - `sudo systemctl daemon-reload`
+  - `sudo systemctl enable slackbot`
+  - `sudo systemctl start slackbot`
 
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