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# Default config values

This page lists the defaults that users actually tune.

It intentionally hides connection fields.

Full schema: [Configuration (config.json)](/crosswatch/advanced-and-api/configuration-reference.md)

### Runtime-generated defaults (good to know)

Some defaults are written on load/save:

* `version` is stamped to the running app version (leading `v` removed).
* `security.webhook_ids.*` can be auto-generated if missing.
* `ui._autogen` is added on first run only.

Normalization rules are documented in: [Configuration (config.json)](/crosswatch/advanced-and-api/configuration-reference.md)

### Safe global defaults (sync engine)

These are the “don’t surprise me” defaults.

* `sync.enable_add`: `true`
* `sync.enable_remove`: `false`
* `sync.one_way_remove_mode`: `source_deletes`
* `sync.verify_after_write`: `false`
* `sync.dry_run`: `false`
* `sync.drop_guard`: `false`
* `sync.allow_mass_delete`: `true`
* `sync.tombstone_ttl_days`: `1`
* `sync.include_observed_deletes`: `true`

Blackbox defaults:

* `sync.blackbox.enabled`: `true`
* `sync.blackbox.promote_after`: `1`
* `sync.blackbox.cooldown_days`: `30`
* `sync.blackbox.block_adds`: `true`
* `sync.blackbox.block_removes`: `true`

### Runtime and performance defaults

These control logging and how writes are chunked.

* `runtime.debug`: `false`
* `runtime.debug_http`: `false`
* `runtime.debug_mods`: `false`
* `runtime.snapshot_ttl_sec`: `300`
* `runtime.apply_chunk_size`: `100`
* `runtime.apply_chunk_pause_ms`: `50`
* `runtime.apply_chunk_size_by_provider.SIMKL`: `500`
* `runtime.apply_chunk_size_by_provider.MDBLIST`: `500`
* `runtime.apply_chunk_size_by_provider.PUBLICMETADB`: `500`
* `runtime.suspect_min_prev`: `20`
* `runtime.suspect_shrink_ratio`: `0.1`

### Scheduling defaults

* `scheduling.enabled`: `false`
* `scheduling.mode`: `every_n_hours`
* `scheduling.every_n_hours`: `12`
* `scheduling.daily_time`: `03:30`

Advanced schedule:

* `scheduling.advanced.enabled`: `false`
* `scheduling.advanced.jobs`: `[]`

### Scrobble (Watcher) defaults

* `scrobble.enabled`: `false`
* `scrobble.mode`: `watch`

Watcher behavior:

* `scrobble.watch.autostart`: `false`
* `scrobble.watch.pause_debounce_seconds`: `5`
* `scrobble.watch.suppress_start_at`: `99`

Progress rules (used by sinks):

* `scrobble.trakt.progress_step`: `25`
* `scrobble.trakt.stop_pause_threshold`: `80`
* `scrobble.trakt.force_stop_at`: `95`
* `scrobble.trakt.regress_tolerance_percent`: `5`

### UI defaults

* `ui.show_watchlist_preview`: `true`
* `ui.show_recent_history_widget`: `true`
* `ui.show_latest_ratings_widget`: `true`
* `ui.show_recent_scrobble_widget`: `true`
* `ui.show_playingcard`: `true`
* `ui.show_AI`: `true`
* `ui.protocol`: `http`

TLS defaults:

* `ui.tls.self_signed`: `true`
* `ui.tls.hostname`: `localhost`
* `ui.tls.valid_days`: `825`

### Provider tuning defaults

#### Plex

HTTP:

* `plex.timeout`: `10.0`
* `plex.max_retries`: `3`

Workers:

* `plex.rating_workers`: `12`
* `plex.history_workers`: `12`

History:

* `plex.history.include_marked_watched`: `true`
* `plex.history.libraries`: `[]` (empty means all)

Ratings:

* `plex.ratings.libraries`: `[]` (empty means all)

Watchlist:

* `plex.watchlist_page_size`: `100`
* `plex.watchlist_query_limit`: `25`
* `plex.watchlist_write_delay_ms`: `0`
* `plex.watchlist_title_query`: `true`
* `plex.watchlist_use_metadata_match`: `true`
* `plex.watchlist_guid_priority`: `["tmdb","imdb","tvdb","agent:themoviedb:en","agent:themoviedb","agent:imdb"]`

#### Jellyfin / Emby

HTTP:

* `*.timeout`: `15.0`
* `*.max_retries`: `3`

Scrobble library whitelist:

* `*.scrobble.libraries`: `[]` (empty means all)

Watchlist emulation:

* `*.watchlist.mode`: `favorites`
* `*.watchlist.playlist_name`: `Watchlist`
* `*.watchlist.watchlist_query_limit`: `25`
* `*.watchlist.watchlist_write_delay_ms`: `0`
* `*.watchlist.watchlist_guid_priority`: `["tmdb","imdb","tvdb","agent:themoviedb:en","agent:themoviedb","agent:imdb"]`

History:

* `*.history.history_query_limit`: `25`
* `*.history.history_write_delay_ms`: `0`
* `*.history.history_guid_priority`: `["tmdb","imdb","tvdb","agent:themoviedb:en","agent:themoviedb","agent:imdb"]`
* `*.history.libraries`: `[]` (empty means all)

Ratings:

* `*.ratings.ratings_query_limit`: `2000`
* `*.ratings.libraries`: `[]` (empty means all)

#### Trakt

HTTP:

* `trakt.timeout`: `10`
* `trakt.max_retries`: `5`

Rate limiting:

* `trakt.rate_limit.get_per_sec`: `3.33`
* `trakt.rate_limit.post_per_sec`: `1`

Watchlist:

* `trakt.watchlist_use_etag`: `true`
* `trakt.watchlist_shadow_ttl_hours`: `168`
* `trakt.watchlist_batch_size`: `100`
* `trakt.watchlist_log_rate_limits`: `true`
* `trakt.watchlist_freeze_details`: `true`

Ratings:

* `trakt.ratings_per_page`: `100`
* `trakt.ratings_max_pages`: `50`
* `trakt.ratings_chunk_size`: `100`

History:

* `trakt.history_per_page`: `100`
* `trakt.history_max_pages`: `10000`
* `trakt.history_unresolved`: `false`
* `trakt.history_number_fallback`: `false`

#### SIMKL

* `simkl.date_from`: `""` (optional backfill start, `YYYY-MM-DD`)

Rate limiting:

* `simkl.rate_limit.get_per_sec`: `10`
* `simkl.rate_limit.post_per_sec`: `1`

#### Nuvio

Rate limiting:

* `nuvio.rate_limit.get_per_sec`: `100`
* `nuvio.rate_limit.post_per_sec`: `100`

#### MDBList

HTTP:

* `mdblist.timeout`: `10`
* `mdblist.max_retries`: `3`

Rate limiting:

* `mdblist.rate_limit.get_per_sec`: `10`
* `mdblist.rate_limit.post_per_sec`: `1`

Watchlist:

* `mdblist.watchlist_shadow_ttl_hours`: `0`
* `mdblist.watchlist_shadow_validate`: `true`
* `mdblist.watchlist_page_size`: `200`
* `mdblist.watchlist_batch_size`: `100`
* `mdblist.watchlist_freeze_details`: `true`

Ratings:

* `mdblist.ratings_per_page`: `200`
* `mdblist.ratings_max_pages`: `50`
* `mdblist.ratings_chunk_size`: `500`
* `mdblist.ratings_write_delay_ms`: `600`
* `mdblist.ratings_max_backoff_ms`: `8000`

History:

* `mdblist.history_per_page`: `1000`
* `mdblist.history_max_pages`: `250`
* `mdblist.history_chunk_size`: `500`
* `mdblist.history_write_delay_ms`: `600`
* `mdblist.history_max_backoff_ms`: `8000`

#### PublicMetaDB

HTTP:

* `publicmetadb.timeout`: `15.0`
* `publicmetadb.max_retries`: `3`

Rate limiting:

* `publicmetadb.rate_limit.get_per_sec`: `20`
* `publicmetadb.rate_limit.post_per_sec`: `3`

Ratings quota:

* `publicmetadb.ratings_submit_per_hour`: `200`
* `publicmetadb.ratings_update_per_hour`: `100`

Watchlist:

* `publicmetadb.watchlist_name`: `Watchlist`
* `publicmetadb.watchlist_auto_create`: `true`
* `publicmetadb.watchlist_page_size`: `100`

History and progress:

* `publicmetadb.history_per_page`: `100`
* `publicmetadb.history_max_pages`: `1000`
* `publicmetadb.progress_per_page`: `100`
* `publicmetadb.progress_max_pages`: `1000`

Ratings:

* `publicmetadb.ratings_label`: `Overall`

#### TMDb metadata

* `metadata.locale`: `en-US`
* `metadata.ttl_hours`: `6`

#### TMDb (Sync)

* `tmdb_sync.timeout`: `15.0`
* `tmdb_sync.max_retries`: `3`

#### Tautulli (history import)

HTTP:

* `tautulli.timeout`: `10.0`
* `tautulli.max_retries`: `3`

History paging:

* `tautulli.history.per_page`: `100`
* `tautulli.history.max_pages`: `5000`

#### CrossWatch (local provider)

* `crosswatch.root_dir`: `/config/.cw_provider`
* `crosswatch.enabled`: `true`
* `crosswatch.retention_days`: `30`
* `crosswatch.auto_snapshot`: `true`
* `crosswatch.max_snapshots`: `64`
* `crosswatch.restore_watchlist`: `latest`
* `crosswatch.restore_history`: `latest`
* `crosswatch.restore_ratings`: `latest`


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