diff --git a/hooks/templates/inc_config.php.erb b/hooks/templates/inc_config.php.erb
index f9c97088e80d4b03072f1af417d3a996c615e082..cf727fe080b4301a1f6c0a4f4dabf2766b15472f 100644
--- a/hooks/templates/inc_config.php.erb
+++ b/hooks/templates/inc_config.php.erb
@@ -30,4 +30,10 @@ return array(
     // allow directory listing when accessing a path of a package
     // true is required to fetch all packages
     'showdircontent'=>true,
+
+    // --- monitoring
+
+    // appmonitor ip that is allowed to fetch data
+    'monitor-ips'=>[<%= @replace["monitorip"] %>],
+    
 );
diff --git a/public_html/inc_config.php.dist b/public_html/inc_config.php.dist
index 0d163efdf9224ee8a273cf85b62d4e93e0182d9d..7fca9df2284e01c281bd1c13e0adfcb573812007 100644
--- a/public_html/inc_config.php.dist
+++ b/public_html/inc_config.php.dist
@@ -29,5 +29,10 @@ return array(
     'showdircontent'=>true,
 
     // Enable for troubleshooting
-    'debug'=>false,    
+    'debug'=>false,
+
+    // --- monitoring
+
+    // appmonitor ip that is allowed to fetch data
+    'monitor-ips'=>[],
 );
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