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+import sys
+# link localsettings to this file for use on a Windows 10 machine running WSL1
+# expofiles on a different drive
+
+DATABASES = {
+    'default': { 
+        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3', # 'postgresql_psycopg2', 'mysql', 'sqlite3' or 'oracle'.
+        'NAME' : 'troggle',     # Or path to database file if using sqlite3.
+        'USER' : 'expo',        # Not used with sqlite3.
+        'PASSWORD' : 'sekrit',  # Not used with sqlite3.
+        'HOST' : '',            # Set to empty string for localhost. Not used with sqlite3.
+        'PORT' : '',            # Set to empty string for default. Not used with sqlite3.
+    }
+}
+
+EXPOUSER = 'expo'
+EXPOUSERPASS = 'nnn:ggggggr'
+EXPOUSER_EMAIL = 'philip.sargent@gmail.com'
+
+REPOS_ROOT_PATH = '/mnt/d/CUCC-Expo/'
+
+sys.path.append(REPOS_ROOT_PATH)
+sys.path.append(REPOS_ROOT_PATH + 'troggle')
+
+PUBLIC_SITE = False
+
+SURVEX_DATA = REPOS_ROOT_PATH + 'loser/'
+TUNNEL_DATA = REPOS_ROOT_PATH + 'drawings/'
+THREEDCACHEDIR = REPOS_ROOT_PATH + 'expowebcache/3d/'
+
+CAVERN = 'cavern'
+THREEDTOPOS = '3dtopos'
+EXPOWEB = REPOS_ROOT_PATH + 'expoweb/'
+SURVEYS = REPOS_ROOT_PATH
+#SURVEY_SCANS = REPOS_ROOT_PATH + 'expofiles/'
+SURVEY_SCANS = '/mnt/f/expofiles/'
+#FILES = REPOS_ROOT_PATH + 'expofiles'
+FILES = '/mnt/f/expofiles'
+
+EXPOWEB_URL = REPOS_ROOT_PATH + 'expoweb/'
+SURVEYS_URL = '/survey_scans/'
+
+PYTHON_PATH = REPOS_ROOT_PATH + 'troggle/'
+
+#URL_ROOT = 'http://127.0.0.1:8000/'
+URL_ROOT = "/mnt/f/expofiles/"
+DIR_ROOT = ''#this should end in / if a value is given
+
+
+
+
+#MEDIA_URL = URL_ROOT + DIR_ROOT + '/site_media/'
+MEDIA_URL =  '/site_media/'
+MEDIA_ROOT = REPOS_ROOT_PATH + '/troggle/media/'
+MEDIA_ADMIN_DIR = '/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/contrib/admin/media/'
+
+STATIC_URL = URL_ROOT + 'static/'
+STATIC_ROOT = DIR_ROOT + '/mnt/d/CUCC-Expo/'
+
+JSLIB_URL = URL_ROOT + 'javascript/'
+
+TINY_MCE_MEDIA_ROOT = '/usr/share/tinymce/www/'
+TINY_MCE_MEDIA_URL = URL_ROOT + DIR_ROOT + '/tinymce_media/'
+
+TEMPLATE_DIRS = (
+    PYTHON_PATH + "templates",
+    # Put strings here, like "/home/html/django_templates" or "C:/www/django/templates".
+    # Always use forward slashes, even on Windows.
+    # Don't forget to use absolute paths, not relative paths.
+)
+
+LOGFILE = PYTHON_PATH + 'troggle_log.txt'