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+# YACReaderLibraryServer Settings
+
+When you launch `yacreaderlibraryserver` the app uses a settings file to determine some behaviors. The path to the settings file is printed as part of the help when you run `yacreaderlibraryserver` with no commands.
+
+The settings file follows the `INI` format and it contains various sections, the one you should modify is `[libraryConfig]`. The settings file is shared between `YACReaderLibrary`` and `YACReaderLibraryServer`, this file only describes the settings relevant for `YACReaderLibraryServer`
+
+The following is a template for the settings available for `YACReaderLibraryServer`, it includes the default values and the values available for each setting:
+
+```
+[libraryConfig]
+
+; determines whether legacy metadata in xml format is parsed or not (and added to the database) when new comics are added [true|false]
+IMPORT_COMIC_INFO_XML_METADATA=false
+
+; enables libraries update at start up [true|false]
+UPDATE_LIBRARIES_AT_STARTUP=false
+
+; enables periodic libraries updates [true|false]
+UPDATE_LIBRARIES_PERIODICALLY=false
+
+; if periodic updates are enabled, this is the settings that determines how often they happen
+; 0 -> 30 minutes
+; 1 -> 1 hour
+; 2 -> 2 hours
+; 3 -> 4 hours
+; 4 -> 8 hours
+; 5 -> 12 hours
+; 6 -> daily
+UPDATE_LIBRARIES_PERIODICALLY_INTERVAL=2
+
+; enables scheduled updates [true|false]
+UPDATE_LIBRARIES_AT_CERTAIN_TIME=false
+
+; if sheduled updates are enabled, this is the time when they happen in 24h format
+UPDATE_LIBRARIES_AT_CERTAIN_TIME_TIME=00:00
+
+```
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