# Pigallery 2 man page pigallery2 uses [typeconfig](https://github.com/bpatrik/typeconfig) for configuration `npm start -- --help` prints the following: ``` Usage: [options] Meta cli options: --help prints this manual --config-path sets the config file location --config-attachDefs prints the defaults to the config file --config-attachDesc prints description to the config file --config-rewrite-cli updates the config file with the options from cli switches --config-rewrite-env updates the config file with the options from environmental variables --config-string-enum enums are stored as string in the config file (instead of numbers) --config-save-if-not-exist creates config file if not exist --config-save-and-exist creates config file and terminates can be configured through the configuration file, cli switches and environmental variables. All settings are case sensitive. Example for setting config MyConf through cli: ' --MyConf=5' and through env variable: 'SET MyConf=5' . Default values can be also overwritten by prefixing the options with 'default-', like ' --default-MyConf=5' and 'SET default-MyConf=5' App CLI options: --Server-sessionSecret (default: []) --Server-port (default: 80) --Server-host (default: '0.0.0.0') --Server-Media-folder Images are loaded from this folder (read permission required) (default: 'demo/images') --Server-Media-tempFolder Thumbnails, coverted photos, videos will be stored here (write permission required) (default: 'demo/tmp') --Server-Media-photoProcessingLibrary (default: 'sharp') --Server-Media-Video-transcoding-bitRate (default: 5242880) --Server-Media-Video-transcoding-resolution (default: 720) --Server-Media-Video-transcoding-fps (default: 25) --Server-Media-Video-transcoding-codec (default: 'libx264') --Server-Media-Video-transcoding-format (default: 'mp4') --Server-Media-Photo-Converting-onTheFly Converts photos on the fly, when they are requested. (default: true) --Server-Media-Photo-Converting-resolution (default: 1080) --Server-Media-Thumbnail-qualityPriority if true, photos will have better quality. (default: true) --Server-Media-Thumbnail-personFaceMargin (default: 0.6) --Server-Threading-enabled App can run on multiple thread (default: true) --Server-Threading-thumbnailThreads Number of threads that are used to generate thumbnails. If 0, number of 'CPU cores -1' threads will be used. (default: 0) --Server-Database-type (default: 'sqlite') --Server-Database-dbFolder (default: 'db') --Server-Database-mysql-host (default: '') --Server-Database-mysql-database (default: '') --Server-Database-mysql-username (default: '') --Server-Database-mysql-password (default: '') --Server-Sharing-updateTimeout (default: 300000) --Server-sessionTimeout unit: ms (default: 604800000) --Server-Indexing-folderPreviewSize (default: 2) --Server-Indexing-cachedFolderTimeout (default: 3600000) --Server-Indexing-reIndexingSensitivity (default: 'low') --Server-Indexing-excludeFolderList If an entry starts with '/' it is treated as an absolute path. If it doesn't start with '/' but contains a '/', the path is relative to the image directory. If it doesn't contain a '/', any folder with this name will be excluded. (default: []) --Server-Indexing-excludeFileList Any folder that contains a file with this name will be excluded from indexing. (default: []) --Server-photoMetadataSize only this many bites will be loaded when scanning photo for metadata (default: 524288) --Server-Duplicates-listingLimit (default: 1000) --Server-Log-level (default: 'info') --Server-Log-sqlLevel (default: 'error') --Server-Jobs-maxSavedProgress Job history size (default: 10) --Server-Jobs-scheduled (default: [{"name":"Indexing","jobName":"Indexing","config":{},"allowParallelRun":false,"trigger":{"type":1}},{"name":"Thumbnail Generation","jobName":"Thumbnail Generation","config":{"sizes":[240]},"allowParallelRun":false,"trigger":{"type":4,"afterScheduleName":"Indexing"}},{"name":"Photo Converting","jobName":"Photo Converting","config":{},"allowParallelRun":false,"trigger":{"type":4,"afterScheduleName":"Thumbnail Generation"}},{"name":"Video Converting","jobName":"Video Converting","config":{},"allowParallelRun":false,"trigger":{"type":4,"afterScheduleName":"Photo Converting"}},{"name":"Temp Folder Cleaning","jobName":"Temp Folder Cleaning","config":{},"allowParallelRun":false,"trigger":{"type":4,"afterScheduleName":"Photo Converting"}}]) --Client-applicationTitle (default: 'PiGallery 2') --Client-publicUrl (default: '') --Client-urlBase (default: '') --Client-Search-enabled (default: true) --Client-Search-instantSearchEnabled (default: true) --Client-Search-InstantSearchTimeout (default: 3000) --Client-Search-instantSearchCacheTimeout (default: 3600000) --Client-Search-searchCacheTimeout (default: 3600000) --Client-Search-AutoComplete-enabled (default: true) --Client-Search-AutoComplete-maxItemsPerCategory (default: 5) --Client-Search-AutoComplete-cacheTimeout (default: 3600000) --Client-Sharing-enabled (default: true) --Client-Sharing-passwordProtected (default: true) --Client-Map-enabled (default: true) --Client-Map-useImageMarkers (default: true) --Client-Map-mapProvider (default: 0) --Client-Map-mapboxAccessToken (default: '') --Client-Map-customLayers (default: [{"name":"street","url":""}]) --Client-RandomPhoto-enabled (default: true) --Client-Other-enableCache (default: true) --Client-Other-enableOnScrollRendering (default: true) --Client-Other-defaultPhotoSortingMethod (default: 'ascDate') --Client-Other-enableOnScrollThumbnailPrioritising (default: true) --Client-Other-NavBar-showItemCount (default: true) --Client-Other-captionFirstNaming (default: false) --Client-authenticationRequired (default: true) --Client-unAuthenticatedUserRole (default: 'Admin') --Client-Media-Thumbnail-iconSize (default: 45) --Client-Media-Thumbnail-personThumbnailSize (default: 200) --Client-Media-Thumbnail-thumbnailSizes (default: [240,480]) --Client-Media-Video-enabled (default: true) --Client-Media-Photo-Converting-enabled (default: true) --Client-MetaFile-enabled (default: true) --Client-Faces-enabled (default: true) --Client-Faces-keywordsToPersons (default: true) --Client-Faces-writeAccessMinRole (default: 'Admin') Environmental variables: Server-sessionSecret (default: []) Server-port (default: 80) PORT same as Server-port Server-host (default: '0.0.0.0') Server-Media-folder Images are loaded from this folder (read permission required) (default: 'demo/images') Server-Media-tempFolder Thumbnails, coverted photos, videos will be stored here (write permission required) (default: 'demo/tmp') Server-Media-photoProcessingLibrary (default: 'sharp') Server-Media-Video-transcoding-bitRate (default: 5242880) Server-Media-Video-transcoding-resolution (default: 720) Server-Media-Video-transcoding-fps (default: 25) Server-Media-Video-transcoding-codec (default: 'libx264') Server-Media-Video-transcoding-format (default: 'mp4') Server-Media-Photo-Converting-onTheFly Converts photos on the fly, when they are requested. (default: true) Server-Media-Photo-Converting-resolution (default: 1080) Server-Media-Thumbnail-qualityPriority if true, photos will have better quality. (default: true) Server-Media-Thumbnail-personFaceMargin (default: 0.6) Server-Threading-enabled App can run on multiple thread (default: true) Server-Threading-thumbnailThreads Number of threads that are used to generate thumbnails. If 0, number of 'CPU cores -1' threads will be used. (default: 0) Server-Database-type (default: 'sqlite') Server-Database-dbFolder (default: 'db') Server-Database-mysql-host (default: '') MYSQL_HOST same as Server-Database-mysql-host Server-Database-mysql-database (default: '') MYSQL_DATABASE same as Server-Database-mysql-database Server-Database-mysql-username (default: '') MYSQL_USERNAME same as Server-Database-mysql-username Server-Database-mysql-password (default: '') MYSQL_PASSWORD same as Server-Database-mysql-password Server-Sharing-updateTimeout (default: 300000) Server-sessionTimeout unit: ms (default: 604800000) Server-Indexing-folderPreviewSize (default: 2) Server-Indexing-cachedFolderTimeout (default: 3600000) Server-Indexing-reIndexingSensitivity (default: 'low') Server-Indexing-excludeFolderList If an entry starts with '/' it is treated as an absolute path. If it doesn't start with '/' but contains a '/', the path is relative to the image directory. If it doesn't contain a '/', any folder with this name will be excluded. (default: []) Server-Indexing-excludeFileList Any folder that contains a file with this name will be excluded from indexing. (default: []) Server-photoMetadataSize only this many bites will be loaded when scanning photo for metadata (default: 524288) Server-Duplicates-listingLimit (default: 1000) Server-Log-level (default: 'info') Server-Log-sqlLevel (default: 'error') Server-Jobs-maxSavedProgress Job history size (default: 10) Server-Jobs-scheduled (default: [{"name":"Indexing","jobName":"Indexing","config":{},"allowParallelRun":false,"trigger":{"type":1}},{"name":"Thumbnail Generation","jobName":"Thumbnail Generation","config":{"sizes":[240]},"allowParallelRun":false,"trigger":{"type":4,"afterScheduleName":"Indexing"}},{"name":"Photo Converting","jobName":"Photo Converting","config":{},"allowParallelRun":false,"trigger":{"type":4,"afterScheduleName":"Thumbnail Generation"}},{"name":"Video Converting","jobName":"Video Converting","config":{},"allowParallelRun":false,"trigger":{"type":4,"afterScheduleName":"Photo Converting"}},{"name":"Temp Folder Cleaning","jobName":"Temp Folder Cleaning","config":{},"allowParallelRun":false,"trigger":{"type":4,"afterScheduleName":"Photo Converting"}}]) Client-applicationTitle (default: 'PiGallery 2') Client-publicUrl (default: '') Client-urlBase (default: '') Client-Search-enabled (default: true) Client-Search-instantSearchEnabled (default: true) Client-Search-InstantSearchTimeout (default: 3000) Client-Search-instantSearchCacheTimeout (default: 3600000) Client-Search-searchCacheTimeout (default: 3600000) Client-Search-AutoComplete-enabled (default: true) Client-Search-AutoComplete-maxItemsPerCategory (default: 5) Client-Search-AutoComplete-cacheTimeout (default: 3600000) Client-Sharing-enabled (default: true) Client-Sharing-passwordProtected (default: true) Client-Map-enabled (default: true) Client-Map-useImageMarkers (default: true) Client-Map-mapProvider (default: 0) Client-Map-mapboxAccessToken (default: '') Client-Map-customLayers (default: [{"name":"street","url":""}]) Client-RandomPhoto-enabled (default: true) Client-Other-enableCache (default: true) Client-Other-enableOnScrollRendering (default: true) Client-Other-defaultPhotoSortingMethod (default: 'ascDate') Client-Other-enableOnScrollThumbnailPrioritising (default: true) Client-Other-NavBar-showItemCount (default: true) Client-Other-captionFirstNaming (default: false) Client-authenticationRequired (default: true) Client-unAuthenticatedUserRole (default: 'Admin') Client-Media-Thumbnail-iconSize (default: 45) Client-Media-Thumbnail-personThumbnailSize (default: 200) Client-Media-Thumbnail-thumbnailSizes (default: [240,480]) Client-Media-Video-enabled (default: true) Client-Media-Photo-Converting-enabled (default: true) Client-MetaFile-enabled (default: true) Client-Faces-enabled (default: true) Client-Faces-keywordsToPersons (default: true) Client-Faces-writeAccessMinRole (default: 'Admin') ```