diff --git a/cluster-setup/README.md b/cluster-setup/README.md
index d749bad6a..06de011b4 100644
--- a/cluster-setup/README.md
+++ b/cluster-setup/README.md
@@ -79,11 +79,26 @@ or `/etc/kive/kive_purge.conf`.
 * `barman_password`: this is in the `barman` user's `.pgpass` file.
 * `streaming_barman_password`: this is also in the `barman` user's `.pgpass` file.
 
+Some other notable settings that you may need to adjust:
+
+* `kive_allowed_hosts`: this is a JSON-formatted list of IP addresses/URLs that the
+web server will respond to requests on.
+* `kive_subject_prefix`: this will be prepended to the emails sent by the Kive system.
+It's a good idea to include some details on this system, e.g. "Kive server on Octomore",
+or "Kive server on developer workstation".
+* `kive_purge_start`: sets the threshold for the Kive purge task to perform file cleanup.
+* `kive_purge_stop`: sets the stopping threshold for this Kive purge task; that is, a 
+purge will stop when the remaining files' total size is under this threshold.
+* `kive_log_level`: the logging level, as understood by [Django's logging utilities][DjangoLogging],
+used by the purge task.
+
 Then go to `deployment/` and create an `ansible.cfg` from one of the provided templates, 
 probably `ansible_octomore.cfg`.  These files will be necessary for Ansible to work.
 
 > Note: all playbooks should be run using `sudo`!
 
+[DjangoLogging]: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/topics/logging/
+
 #### General preliminary setup
 
 The first playbook we will run sets up the `/data` partition, so the first thing we do
diff --git a/cluster-setup/deployment/group_vars/default_template.yml b/cluster-setup/deployment/group_vars/default_template.yml
index 699e85a84..c8b2fe7d0 100644
--- a/cluster-setup/deployment/group_vars/default_template.yml
+++ b/cluster-setup/deployment/group_vars/default_template.yml
@@ -9,11 +9,17 @@ kive_listen_port: 8080
 update_kive_source: yes
 kive_server_email: kive-noreply@bccfe.ca
 kive_admins: "[[\"kive\", \"kive@bccfe.ca\"]]"
-kive_subject_prefix: "Kive server"
+kive_subject_prefix: "Kive (development) server"
 kive_backup_path: /data/kive_db_backup
 kive_python_package: python3.7
 kive_python_executable: python3.7
 
+# Settings used by the Kive purge tasks; uncomment if you need to customize
+# for your system (the defaults are likely good for a development system).
+# kive_purge_start: "20GB"
+# kive_purge_stop: "15GB"
+# kive_log_level: WARN
+
 # Settings for network services running on the head node,
 # e.g. firewall, NFS, and PostgreSQL.
 nfs_export_to_hosts: 192.168.64.0/255.255.255.0
diff --git a/cluster-setup/deployment/group_vars/octomore_template.yaml b/cluster-setup/deployment/group_vars/octomore_template.yaml
index a783239b8..8a03ccb15 100644
--- a/cluster-setup/deployment/group_vars/octomore_template.yaml
+++ b/cluster-setup/deployment/group_vars/octomore_template.yaml
@@ -4,17 +4,22 @@
 # Most of the network information should be already set appropriately.
 
 # Variables needed to set up Kive.
-kive_allowed_hosts: "[\"*\"]"
+kive_allowed_hosts: "[\"192.168.69.179\", \"kive-int.cfenet.ubc.ca\"]"
 kive_listen_port: 80
 update_kive_source: yes
 kive_server_email: kive-noreply@bccfe.ca
 kive_admins: "[[\"kive\", \"kive@bccfe.ca\"]]"
-kive_subject_prefix: "Kive server"
+kive_subject_prefix: "Kive server on Octomore"
 kive_backup_path: /media/backup
 kive_version: v0.16.2
 kive_python_package: python3.7
 kive_python_executable: python3.7
 
+# Settings used by the Kive purge tasks.
+kive_purge_start: "4TB"
+kive_purge_stop: "3.5TB"
+kive_log_level: INFO
+
 # Slurm configuration.
 slurmctlnode: octomore
 slurm_nodes:
diff --git a/cluster-setup/deployment/roles/kive_server/templates/kive_purge.conf.j2 b/cluster-setup/deployment/roles/kive_server/templates/kive_purge.conf.j2
index 70b53edaf..aa9ad0eec 100644
--- a/cluster-setup/deployment/roles/kive_server/templates/kive_purge.conf.j2
+++ b/cluster-setup/deployment/roles/kive_server/templates/kive_purge.conf.j2
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ KIVE_SERVER_EMAIL={{ kive_server_email | quote }}
 KIVE_ADMINS={{ kive_admins | quote }}
 KIVE_SUBJECT_PREFIX={{ kive_subject_prefix | quote }}
 
-# Set these in /root/ansible-rundir/env_vars.yml if you don't like the defaults in settings.py
+# The KIVE_PURGE_START, KIVE_PURGE_STOP, and KIVE_LOG_LEVEL variables
+# can be set in Ansible prior to deployment if you don't like the defaults
+# in settings.py.
 # KIVE_PURGE_START=20GB
 # KIVE_PURGE_STOP=15GB
 # KIVE_PURGE_DATASET_AGING=1.0
@@ -16,15 +18,15 @@ KIVE_SUBJECT_PREFIX={{ kive_subject_prefix | quote }}
 # KIVE_PURGE_CONTAINER_AGING=10.0
 # KIVE_PURGE_WAIT='0 days, 1:00:00'
 # KIVE_PURGE_BATCH_SIZE=100
-# KIVE_LOG_LEVEL=WARN
+# KIVE_LOG_LEVEL=WARNING
 {% if kive_purge_start is defined %}
-KIVE_PURGE_START={{kive_purge_start}}
+KIVE_PURGE_START={{ kive_purge_start }}
 {% endif %}
 {% if kive_purge_stop is defined %}
-KIVE_PURGE_STOP={{kive_purge_stop}}
+KIVE_PURGE_STOP={{ kive_purge_stop }}
 {% endif %}
 {% if kive_log_level is defined %}
-KIVE_LOG_LEVEL={{kive_log_level}}
+KIVE_LOG_LEVEL={{ kive_log_level }}
 {% endif %}
 
 # KIVE_LOG is set separately for each service in the .service files.
diff --git a/kive/kive/settings.py b/kive/kive/settings.py
index 9aa6dc8f9..21962a0ea 100644
--- a/kive/kive/settings.py
+++ b/kive/kive/settings.py
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
     LOG_HANDLER_NAMES.append('console')
 if ADMINS:
     LOG_HANDLER_NAMES.append('mail_admins')
-LOG_LEVEL = os.environ.get('KIVE_LOG_LEVEL', 'WARN')
+LOG_LEVEL = os.environ.get('KIVE_LOG_LEVEL', 'WARNING')
 
 # See http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/logging for
 # more details on how to customize your logging configuration.