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Background Services

Settings Management

Please note settings are imported from environment variables only at initial boot and should be managed from the settings tab on the admin panel thereafter. Please refer to the Setup > Settings page for more details.

NameValue
BACKGROUNDSERVICES_DIRECTORY_SCANNER_ENABLEDIf enabled upload directories will be scanned for media dropped into the structure without going through the formal upload process. This is useful for users who inject media from other sources and just want a way to display it in a gallery.

Default: true
BACKGROUNDSERVICES_DIRECTORY_SCANNER_SCHEDLUEThe interval the directory scanner will run to pick up files dropped into the uploads directory instead of uploaded via the UI. The default runs every 30 minutes. For more info on CRON timers please visit - https://crontab.guru/

Default: */30 * * * *
BACKGROUNDSERVICES_CLEANUP_ENABLEDIf enabled the system will be purged of temporary files to reduce container size on disk.

Default: true
BACKGROUNDSERVICES_CLEANUP_SCHEDLUEThe interval the cleanup task should run to delete items in the temporary directories. These are items that may have been left over from things like export jobs. The default runs nightly at 4am. For more info on CRON timers please visit - https://crontab.guru/

Default: 0 4 * * *