apel · tofu-rocketry · Aug 26, 2026 · Aug 25, 2026 · Aug 25, 2026 · Aug 25, 2026
diff --git a/docs/setting_up_VM_with_app.md b/docs/setting_up_VM_with_app.md
diff --git a/docs/what_gets_installed.md b/docs/what_gets_installed.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Following the config file that Aquilon uses, the following are the packages inst
 - `gcc` (needed for dependencies)
 - `mariadb`
 - `tar`
+- `virtualenv` (for Python, installed using `pip` via the bootstrap script)
 
 ## Packages installed within the venv
 Within the venv, the following packages, and their dependencies, are installed through pip:

diff --git a/monitoring/settings.ini b/monitoring/settings.ini
@@ -57,3 +57,14 @@ port = 3306
 name =
 username = root
 password =
+
+# Coordinates for the blackhole database used to validate records
+[db_validator]
+# The database backend field here is an APEL-style backend, not Django
+backend=mysql
+
+hostname=localhost
+port=3306
+name=
+username=
+password=