def get_default_config(self):
        """
        Return the default config for the handler
        """
        config = super(HostedGraphiteHandler, self).get_default_config()

        config.update({
            'apikey': '',
            'host': 'carbon.hostedgraphite.com',
            'port': 2003,
            'proto': 'tcp',
            'timeout': 15,
            'batch': 1,
            'max_backlog_multiplier': 5,
            'trim_backlog_multiplier': 4,
        })

        return config