diff --git a/.env.back b/.env.back
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+# Northern Thailand Ping River Monitor Configuration
+# Copy this file to .env and customize for your environment
+
+# Database Configuration
+DB_TYPE=postgresql
+# Options: sqlite, mysql, postgresql, influxdb, victoriametrics
+
+# SQLite Configuration (default)
+WATER_DB_PATH=water_levels.db
+
+# VictoriaMetrics Configuration
+VM_HOST=localhost
+VM_PORT=8428
+VM_URL=
+
+# InfluxDB Configuration
+INFLUX_HOST=localhost
+INFLUX_PORT=8086
+INFLUX_DATABASE=ping_river_monitoring
+INFLUX_USERNAME=
+INFLUX_PASSWORD=
+
+# PostgreSQL Configuration (Remote Server)
+# Option 1: Full connection string (URL encode special characters in password)
+#POSTGRES_CONNECTION_STRING=postgresql://username:url_encoded_password@your-postgres-host:5432/water_monitoring
+
+# Option 2: Individual components (password will be automatically URL encoded)
+POSTGRES_HOST=10.0.10.201
+POSTGRES_PORT=5432
+POSTGRES_DB=ping_river
+POSTGRES_USER=ping_river
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD=3_%m]k:+16"rx?M#`swIA
+
+# Examples for connection string:
+# - Local: postgresql://postgres:password@localhost:5432/water_monitoring
+# - Remote: postgresql://user:pass@192.168.1.100:5432/water_monitoring
+# - With special chars: postgresql://user:my%3Apass%40word@host:5432/db
+# - With SSL: postgresql://user:pass@host:port/db?sslmode=require
+# - Connection pooling: postgresql://user:pass@host:port/db?pool_size=20&max_overflow=0
+
+# Special character URL encoding:
+# : → %3A    @ → %40    # → %23    ? → %3F    & → %26    / → %2F    % → %25
+
+# MySQL Configuration
+MYSQL_CONNECTION_STRING=mysql://user:password@localhost:3306/ping_river_monitoring
+
+# API Configuration
+API_HOST=0.0.0.0
+API_PORT=8000
+API_WORKERS=1
+
+# Data Collection Settings
+SCRAPING_INTERVAL_HOURS=1
+REQUEST_TIMEOUT=30
+MAX_RETRIES=3
+RETRY_DELAY_SECONDS=60
+
+# Data Retention
+DATA_RETENTION_DAYS=365
+
+# Logging Configuration
+LOG_LEVEL=INFO
+LOG_FILE=water_monitor.log
+
+# Security (for production)
+SECRET_KEY=your-secret-key-here
+API_KEY=your-api-key-here
+
+# Monitoring
+ENABLE_METRICS=true
+ENABLE_HEALTH_CHECKS=true
+
+# Geographic Settings
+TIMEZONE=Asia/Bangkok
+DEFAULT_LATITUDE=18.7875
+DEFAULT_LONGITUDE=99.0045
+
+# External Services
+NOTIFICATION_EMAIL=
+SMTP_SERVER=
+SMTP_PORT=587
+SMTP_USERNAME=
+SMTP_PASSWORD=
+
+# Development Settings
+DEBUG=false
+DEVELOPMENT_MODE=false
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diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
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+# Pre-commit hooks for Northern Thailand Ping River Monitor
+# See https://pre-commit.com for more information
+
+repos:
+  # General file checks
+  - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
+    rev: v4.5.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: trailing-whitespace
+      - id: end-of-file-fixer
+      - id: check-yaml
+      - id: check-json
+      - id: check-toml
+      - id: check-added-large-files
+        args: ['--maxkb=1000']
+      - id: check-merge-conflict
+      - id: check-case-conflict
+      - id: mixed-line-ending
+
+  # Python code formatting with Black
+  - repo: https://github.com/psf/black
+    rev: 23.11.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: black
+        language_version: python3
+        args: ['--line-length=120']
+
+  # Import sorting with isort
+  - repo: https://github.com/pycqa/isort
+    rev: 5.12.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: isort
+        args: ['--profile', 'black', '--line-length', '120']
+
+  # Linting with flake8
+  - repo: https://github.com/pycqa/flake8
+    rev: 6.1.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: flake8
+        args: ['--max-line-length=120', '--extend-ignore=E203,W503']
diff --git a/src/alerting.py b/src/alerting.py
index 11e0030..305f4d3 100644
--- a/src/alerting.py
+++ b/src/alerting.py
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ class WaterLevelAlertSystem:
 
         return alerts
 
-    def check_data_freshness(self, max_age_hours: int = 2) -> List[WaterAlert]:
+    def check_data_freshness(self, max_age_hours: int = 4) -> List[WaterAlert]:
         """Check if data is fresh enough"""
         alerts = []