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+# A simple example configuration for loopback testing
+
+name = "server";	# The name of this node
+
+affinity = 0x02;	# Mask of cores the server should run on
+priority = 50;		# Scheduler priority for the server
+
+nodes = {
+	node = {
+		id = 1, 			# Device ID
+		type = "opal",			# server, workstation, opal, rtds or dsp
+		local = "127.0.0.1:10201",	# Local ip:port, use '*' for random port
+		remote = "127.0.0.1:10200"
+	},
+};
+
+paths = (
+	{
+		enabled = true,			# Enable this path
+		reverse = false,		# Setup a path in the reverse direction too
+		in = "node",			# Name of the node we listen to (see above)
+		out = "node",			# And we loop back to the origin
+	}
+);