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+ebusd.eu config webservice
+==========================
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+This is the code running on the ebusd.eu config webservice that allows ebusd to download the needed CSV configuration files instead of having to install the ebusd-configuration package.
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+It is enabled by default in ebusd due to the default value of the `--configpath=http://ebusd.eu/config/` commandline option.
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