obscuring credentials and more docu

docs/configuration.md

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+# Configuration
+
+## Database connection
+
+* Should work with mysql or mariaDB databases
+* if you do not have access to a database server, go back to index.md to read how to install one locally
+
+To log into the database you need the `host`, the `database name`, the `user` name, and the `password`. 
+Note, the selected user needs at least read access on the selected database (True? maybe also write?).
+
+The root of the fishbook package contains a file called *template_dj_local_conf.json*. copy this file 
+to your project folder, i.e. the location from which you call your scripts, remove the `template_` prefix 
+and fill in `database.host`, `database.user`, `database.password`.

template_dj_local_conf.json

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 {
-    "database.host": "localhost",
+    "database.host": "yourhost",
-    "database.password": "datajoint",
+    "database.user": "yourdatabaseusername",
+    "database.password": "yourdatabaseuserpassword",
     "database.port": 3306,
     "loglevel": "DEBUG",
     "display.width": 14,
     "display.limit": 7,
     "safemode": false,
-    "database.user": "dj",
     "connection.init_function": null
 }