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 # snmp-mqtt
 
+This project is directly derived from https://github.com/dchote/snmp-mqtt
+
 A simple go app that reads SNMP values and publishes it to the specified MQTT endpoint at the specified interval.
 
 In constrast to the original version, all configuration must be provided via an environment variable containing