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    Overview

    Settings Reference (Practical)

    Settings Reference (Practical)

    This page explains the settings you are most likely to use in day-to-day work. There are two places where settings live:

    • Backups Manager — scheduling and retention for automatic backups: ZERO_BASE_URL/backups/manage
    • General Settings — app-level preferences (timezone, page size, theme, and backup media preference): ZERO_BASE_URL/settings

    Tip: Replace ZERO_BASE_URL with your local app address if it differs.

    Backups Manager Settings

    Open ZERO_BASE_URL/backups/manage. The top section controls how automatic backups run. (For how backups work end-to-end, see the “Backups & Restore” guide.)

    Setting What it does
    Turn on automatic backups Enables/disables the background scheduler. When on, Zero will create full ZIP backups on your chosen cadence.
    Mode Daily at time — runs once per selected day(s) at the time you choose (24-hour format).
    Every N minutes — runs at a fixed interval. A minimum interval is enforced to prevent excessive backups; the UI shows the current minimum.
    Time (HH:MM) When using Daily, the local time to start the backup.
    Days Which weekdays the Daily backup should run.
    Every (minutes) When using Interval, how often to create a backup. The input is clamped to the server-defined minimum.
    Auto-backup retention How many automatic backups to keep. Older auto backups are rotated (deleted). Manual backups are never deleted by rotation.
    Include media Whether files in your vaults (attachments) are included in backups created by the UI and the scheduler.
    Next run / Last run / Last file Status panel showing the next scheduled run, the last time a backup completed, and the most recent backup filename.
    Run now Creates a backup immediately (respects “Include media”). Useful after big changes.

    Notes:

    • If another backup is already running, “Run now” will wait/decline and show a message.
    • Manual backups you create from the same page are independent of rotation (they are kept until you delete them).

    General Settings

    Open ZERO_BASE_URL/settings to adjust app-level preferences.

    Setting What it affects
    Timezone How dates and times are displayed in the interface (e.g., created/updated times, backup timestamps).
    Default page size The number of rows shown per page in tables and lists.
    Theme (Dark mode) UI appearance. Toggle dark/light according to your preference.
    Include media in backups Default behavior for including file attachments when you create or restore backups via the UI. (You can also toggle this in the Backups Manager.)

    Where to go next

    • See also: “Backups & Restore (Manual + Auto)” and “Account Recovery & Password Changes”.