Butler Settings List

Server Settings List

For more information regarding these settings, please visit the Plex Advanced/Hidden server settings page or ask on the Plex Forums if you wish to know more about these Advanced/Hidden settings.


Settings Group: butler

Name Label Summary Type Default Value
ButlerStartHour Time at which tasks start to run The time at which the server starts running background maintenance tasks. int 2 2
ButlerEndHour Time at which tasks stop running The time at which the background maintenance tasks stop running. int 5 5
ButlerTaskBackupDatabase Backup database every three days bool true true
ButlerDatabaseBackupPath Backup directory The directory in which database backups are stored. text /volume1/Plex/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases /volume1/Plex/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases
ButlerTaskOptimizeDatabase Optimize database every week bool true true
ButlerTaskCleanOldBundles Remove old bundles every week bool true true
ButlerTaskCleanOldCacheFiles Remove old cache files every week bool true true
ButlerTaskRefreshLocalMedia Refresh local metadata every three days bool true true
ButlerTaskRefreshLibraries Update all libraries during maintenance bool false false
ButlerTaskUpgradeMediaAnalysis Upgrade media analysis during maintenance bool true true
ButlerTaskRefreshPeriodicMetadata Refresh library metadata periodically bool true true
ButlerTaskDeepMediaAnalysis Perform extensive media analysis during maintenance bool true true
ButlerTaskGarbageCollectBlobs Perform cleanup on blobs database bool true true
ButlerTaskRefreshEpgGuides Perform refresh of program guide data. bool true true
ButlerTaskReverseGeocode Fetch missing location names for items in photo sections bool true true
ButlerTaskGenerateAutoTags Analyze and tag photos bool true true

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