Advanced > System
To access the store configuration settings, choose Stores > Settings > Configuration from the Admin sidebar.
Cron (Scheduled Tasks)
For more information about changing these configuration settings, see Cron (scheduled tasks).
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| Field | Scope | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Generate Schedules Every | Global | Determines the frequency in minutes, that schedules are generated. |
| Schedule Ahead for | Global | Determines the number of minutes in advance that schedules are generated. |
| Missed if Not Run Within | Global | Determines the number of minutes before a cron job that hasn’t yet executed is marked as missed. |
| History Cleanup Every | Global | Determines the number of minutes that pass before the cron history is cleaned. |
| Success History Lifetime | Global | Determines the number of minutes that the record of successfully completed cron jobs is kept in the database. |
| Failure History Lifetime | Global | Determines the number of minutes that the record of failed cron jobs is kept in the database. |
| Use Separate Process | Global | Determines if cron jobs are executed in parallel as separate processes. Options: Yes / No |
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| Field | Scope | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Generate Schedules Every | Global | Determines the frequency in minutes, that schedules are generated. |
| Schedule Ahead for | Global | Determines the number of minutes in advance that schedules are generated. |
| Missed if Not Run Within | Global | Determines the number of minutes before a cron job that hasn’t yet executed is marked as missed. |
| History Cleanup Every | Global | Determines the number of minutes that pass before the cron history is cleaned. |
| Success History Lifetime | Global | Determines the number of minutes that the record of successfully completed cron jobs is kept in the database. |
| Failure History Lifetime | Global | Determines the number of minutes that the record of failed cron jobs is kept in the database. |
| Use Separate Process | Global | Determines if cron jobs are executed in parallel as separate processes. Options: Yes / No |
MySQL Message Queue Cleanup
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| Field | Scope | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Successful Messages Lifetime | Global | Determines the lifetime of successful messages in minutes. Enter zero to skip the cleanup. Default: 10080 (7 days) |
| New Messages Lifetime | Global | Determines the lifetime of new messages in minutes. Enter zero to skip the cleanup. Default: 10080 (7 days) |
| Failed Messages Lifetime | Global | Determines the lifetime of failed messages in minutes. Enter zero to skip the cleanup. Default: 10080 (7 days) |
| Retry Messages in Progress After | Global | Determines how long the system waits for a message in progress before retrying. Default: 1440 (24 hours) |
Mail Sending Settings
For more information about changing these settings, see Configure email communications in the Admin Systems Guide.
IMPORTANT
Security Notice We recommend that all merchants immediately set their mail sending configuration to protect against a recently identified potential remote code execution exploit. Until this issue is resolved, it is highly recommended that you avoid using Sendmail for email communications. In the Mail Sending Settings, make sure that Set Return Path is set to No.
| Field | Scope | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Disable Email Communications | Store View | Determines if email communications are activated for the store. Options: Yes / No |
| Transport | Store View | Determines the transport type for email communications from the store. Options: Sendmail / SMTP |
| Host | Store View | (For SMTP and Windows servers only) Determines the name that is used to refer to the host. Default value: localhost |
| Port (25) | Store View | (For SMTP and Windows servers only) Identifies the port used for email communications. Default value: 25 |
| Set Return-Path | Store View | Determines if a routing address is used for returned emails. Options: No / Yes / Specified |
SMTP options
When you select SMTP at the transport type, additional options are available to configure the SMTP server connection.
| Field | Scope | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Username | Store View | Login user name for the SMTP server. |
| Password | Store View | Password for the SMTP server login. |
| Auth | Store View | Determines th authentication type for the SMTP server connection. Options: NONE / PLAIN / LOGIN |
| SSL | Store View | Determines verification type for the host security certificate. Options: SSL / TLS |
Currency
For more information about changing this setting, see Currency configuration in the Stores and Purchase Experience Guide.
| Field | Scope | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Installed Currencies | Global | Indicates the currencies that are currently available to the Commerce installation. Options include all available currencies, with installed currencies selected. |
Security
For more information about changing these settings, see Session management in the Admin Systems Guide.
| Field | Scope | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Max Session Size in Admin | Global | Limit the maximum session size in bytes. Use 0 to disable. |
| Max Session Size in Storefront | Global | Limit the maximum session size in bytes. Use 0 to disable. |
Notifications
For more information about changing these settings, see System notifications in the Admin Systems Guide.
| Field | Scope | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Use HTTPS to Get Feed | Global | Determines if Admin notifications are delivered over a secure channel. Options: Yes / No |
| Update Frequency | Global | Determines the frequency of Admin message updates. Options: 1 Hour / 2 Hours / 6 Hours / 12 Hours / 24 Hours |
| Last Update | Global | Indicates the date and time of the last message update. |
Scheduled Backup Settings
For more information about changing these settings, see System backups in the Admin Systems Guide.
IMPORTANT
Disabled feature: Backup is disabled by default. Enabling this function may require developer assistance. See the following Installation Guide topic to enable backups: Back up and roll back the file system, media, and database.
NOTE
Deprecation notice: Backup features are deprecated as of v2.3.0. It is recommended that all merchants investigate additional backup technologies and binary backup tools (such as Percona XtraBackup).
| Field | Scope | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Enable Scheduled Backup | Global | Determines if the Commerce instance is automatically backed up on a regular schedule. Options: Yes / No |
| Backup Type | Global | Determines the elements of the Commerce instance that are included in the backup. Options: Database / Database and Media / System / System (excluding Media) |
| Start Time | Global | Specifies the hour, minute, and second that the scheduled backup begins. |
| Frequency | Global | Determines how often the scheduled backup takes place. Options: Daily / Weekly / Monthly |
| Maintenance Mode | Global | Determines if the store is put in maintenance mode during the scheduled backup. Options: Yes / No |
Admin Actions Log Archiving
| Exclusive feature only in Adobe Commerce (Learn more) |
For more information about changing these settings, see Action log archive in the Admin Systems Guide.
| Field | Scope | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Log Entry Lifetime, Days | Store View | Determines the number of days that admin actions are kept in the Admin Actions archive. Default: 60 |
| Log Archiving Frequency | Store View | Determines how often the Admin Actions logs are archived. Options: Daily / Weekly / Monthly |
Full Page Cache
NOTE
For more information about changing these settings, see Full-page caching in the Admin Systems Guide.
| Field | Scope | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caching Application | Global | Determines the application that is used to manage the full-page cache. Options: Built-in Application - Not recommended for the production environment. Varnish Caching - Recommended for the production environment. |
| TTL for public content | Global | Determines the lifetime of the public content cache in seconds. Default value: 120 |
| Varnish Configuration | ||
| Access list | Global | Specifies the IP addresses that can purge the Varnish configuration to generate a config file. Separate multiple entries with a comma. Default value: localhost |
| Backend host | Global | Specifies the backend host that generates config files. Default value: localhost |
| Backend port | Global | Specifies the backend port that is used to generate config files. Default value: 8080 |
| Grace period | Global | Specifies the grace period in seconds for generating a config file. Default value: 300 |
| Export Configuration | ||
| Export VCL for Varnish 4 | Global | Exports the varnish.vcl file for version 4. |
| Export VCL for Varnish 5 | Global | Exports the varnish.vcl file for version 5. |
| Export VCL for Varnish 6 | Global | Exports the varnish.vcl file for version 6. |
Storage Configuration for Media
For more information about changing these settings, see Use a Media Database in the Content and Design Guide.
| Field | Scope | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Media Storage | Global | Determines the method used to store media files. Default setting: File System |
| Environment Update Time | Global | Determines the frequency of the media file environment updates in seconds. Default value: 3600 |
IMPORTANT
The database media storage method has been deprecated as of Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source 2.4.3.
| Field | Scope | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Media Storage | Global | Specifies database as the method used to store media files. |
| Select Media Database | Global | Identifies the name of the database used for media storage. Default setting: default_setup |
| Synchronize | Synchronizes the transfer of all media to the specified database location. | |
| Environment Update Time | Global | Determines the frequency of the media file environment updates in seconds. Default value: 3600 |
Bulk Actions
| Exclusive feature only in Adobe Commerce (Learn more) |
For more information about changing these settings, see Bulk actions in the Admin Systems Guide.
| Field | Scope | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Days Saved in Log | Global | Determines the number of days that bulk actions are kept in the Bulk Actions Log archive. Default: 60 |
Scheduled Import/Export File History Cleaning
| Exclusive feature only in Adobe Commerce (Learn more) |
For more information about changing these settings, see Scheduled import and export in the Admin Systems Guide.
| Field | Scope | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Save File, Days | Global | Determines the number of days that import/export history files are saved. |
| Enable Scheduled File History Cleaning | Global | Enables the scheduled file cleanup of import/export files. Options: Yes / No |
| Clean Now | Overrides the scheduled cleanup, and immediately cleans the import/export history files. | |
| Start Time | Global | Specifies the hour, minute, and second of the import/export history file cleanup. |
| Frequency | Global | Determines how often the import/export history files are cleaned. Options: Daily / Weekly / Monthly |
| Error Email Recipient | Global | The email address of the person who is to receive notification if an error occurs while the import/export file history is cleaned. Separate multiple addresses with a comma. |
| Error Email Sender | Global | Identifies the store contact that appears as the sender of the notification. Default sender: General Contact |
| Error Email Template | Global | Identifies the email template that is used for the import/export file cleaning-error notification. Default template: File History Clean Failed |
Image Upload Configuration
| Field | Scope | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | Global | Determines the JPG quality for the resized image. Lower quality reduces the file size. Use 80-90% to help reduce file size with high quality. Default: 80 |
| Enable Frontend Resize | Global | Enable this setting to allow Commerce to resize large, oversized images you may upload for the Product Details page. Commerce resizes the image files using JavaScript before uploading the file. When the image is resized, it keeps the exact proportions to meet and not exceed the largest size for Maximum Width or Maximum Height. Default: Yes |
| Maximum Width | Global | Determines the maximum pixel width for the image. When the image is resized, it does not exceed this width. Default: 1920 |
| Maximum Height | Global | Determines the maximum pixel height for the image. When the image is resized, it does not exceed this height. Default: 1200 |
Media Gallery
| Field | Scope | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Enable Old Media Gallery | Global | Enables or disables the old Media Gallery. |
Media Gallery Image Optimization
| Field | Scope | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Enable Image Optimization | Global | Determines if images are resized to decrease the file size of the images inserted to the content. Original images are preserved in the Media Gallery. |
| Maximum Width | Global | The maximum width (in pixels) for images inserted from Media Gallery into the content. |
| Maximum Height | Global | The maximum height (in pixels) for images inserted from Media Gallery into the content. |
Adobe Stock Integration
For more information about configuring these settings, see Adobe Stock Integration in the Content and Design Guide.
| Field | Scope | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Enabled Adobe Stock | Global | Enables or disables the Adobe Stock Integration. |
| API Key (Client ID) | Global | An API key is required to connect your store to the Adobe Stock service. |
| Client Secret | Global | The Client Secret for your Adobe Stock integration is required. |
| Test Connection | Runs a test to verify that the API key is valid for use with the Adobe Stock service. |
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