# Set Store Settings

Store options allows to configure the way KubeMQ server store persistence data for both events\_store and queues message patterns.

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## Flags

| Flag                               | Type/Options | Default | Description                                         |
| ---------------------------------- | ------------ | ------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| --store-clean                      | bool         | false   | Set clear persistence data on start-up              |
| --store-path                       | string       | ./store | Set persistence file path                           |
| --store-max-channels               | int          | 0       | Set limit number of persistence channels            |
| --store-max-subscribers            | int          | 0       | Set limit of subscribers per channel                |
| --store-max-messages               | int          | 0       | Set limit of messages per channel                   |
| --store-max-channel-size           | int          | 0       | Set limit size of channel in bytes                  |
| --store-messages-retention-minutes | int          | 1440    | Set message retention time in minutes               |
| --store-purge-inactive-minutes     | int          | 1440    | Set time in minutes of channel inactivity to delete |

## Examples

Clean store when loading - in case of a need to clean and start fresh store

```bash
kubemqctl create cluster --store-clean true
```

Delete inactive channels after 180 minutes if inactivity

```bash
kubemqctl create cluster --store-purge-inactive-minutes 180
```

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## Values

| Value                          | Type/Options | Default | Description                                         |
| ------------------------------ | ------------ | ------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| store.clean                    | bool         | false   | Set clear persistence data on start-up              |
| store.path                     | string       | ./store | Set persistence file path                           |
| store.maxChannels              | int          | 0       | Set limit number of persistence channels            |
| store.maxSubscribers           | int          | 0       | Set limit of subscribers per channel                |
| store.maxMessages              | int          | 0       | Set limit of messages per channel                   |
| store.maxChannelSize           | int          | 0       | Set limit size of channel in bytes                  |
| store.messagesRetentionMinutes | int          | 1440    | Set message retention time in minutes               |
| store.purgeInactiveMinutes     | int          | 1440    | Set time in minutes of channel inactivity to delete |

## Examples

Clean store when loading - in case of a need to clean and start fresh store

```bash
helm install kubemq-cluster  --set store.clean=true kubemq-charts/kubemq
```

Delete inactive channels after 180 minutes if inactivity

```bash
helm install kubemq-cluster  --set store.purgeInactiveMinutes=t180 kubemq-charts/kubemq
```

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## Fields

| Field                    | Type/Options | Default | Description                                         |
| ------------------------ | ------------ | ------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| clean                    | bool         | false   | Set clear persistence data on start-up              |
| path                     | string       | ./store | Set persistence file path                           |
| maxChannels              | int          | 0       | Set limit number of persistence channels            |
| maxSubscribers           | int          | 0       | Set limit of subscribers per channel                |
| maxMessages              | int          | 0       | Set limit of messages per channel                   |
| maxChannelSize           | int          | 0       | Set limit size of channel in bytes                  |
| messagesRetentionMinutes | int          | 1440    | Set message retention time in minutes               |
| purgeInactiveMinutes     | int          | 1440    | Set time in minutes of channel inactivity to delete |

## Examples

Clean store when loading - in case of a need to clean and start fresh store

Run:

```bash
kubectl apply -f {below-yaml-file}
```

```yaml
apiVersion: core.k8s.kubemq.io/v1alpha1
kind: KubemqCluster
metadata:
  name: kubemq-cluster
  namesapce: kubemq
  labels:
    app: kubemq-cluster
spec:
  replicas: 3
  store:
    clean: true
```

Delete inactive channels after 180 minutes if inactivity

Run:

```bash
kubectl apply -f {below-yaml-file}
```

```yaml
apiVersion: core.k8s.kubemq.io/v1alpha1
kind: KubemqCluster
metadata:
  name: kubemq-cluster
  namesapce: kubemq
  labels:
    app: kubemq-cluster
spec:
  replicas: 3
  store:
    purgeInactiveMinutes: 180
```

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