App Settings

Missing Issue Configuration

Update these settings to ignore terms or files when the app is performing a Missing Issue scan.

Enter words or terms to ignore while performing a Missing Issue search. Terms must be comma-separated.
Enter comma-separated file names to ignore when checking for missing issues (e.g., cover.jpg, cvinfo).

Directory & File Processing Settings

Settings related to Directory processing features.


If enabled, when performing CBR --> CBZ conversion on a directory, CLU will convert all files in subdirectories as well.

Settings related to Directory & File processing features.

When any operation unpacks a RAR/ZIP File, files with these extensions will be skipped. They will be re-added to the archive.
When any operation unpacks a RAR/ZIP File, files with these extensions will deleted before the file is re-packed.

Folder Monitoring

Configure the Watched and Target folders. Other monitoring features can be adjusted here as well.

Enter the path to the directory to monitor for downloaded files.
Enter the path where renamed files will be moved.

Enables auto-conversion of CBR/RAR files to CBZ in your Watch folder.

If enabled, the app will process files in sub-directories of your /downloads/temp folder.

When enabled, ZIP files placed in the Watch folder will automatically be unzipped.

If enabled, when processing files in your /downloads/temp folder, the sub-dirctories will be moved as well.
Enter extensions to ignore when monitoring files (e.g., .tmp, .crdownload).

Automatically removes temporary download files (.crdownload, .tmp, .part) from the downloads folder.
How often to automatically clean up orphan files (1-24 hours).

API Download Configuration

These options, along with the Chrome extension, will let you `right-click` links and send them to CLU to be downloaded to your /watch folder.

Similar to the Chrome Extension, enter any authentication details here that need to be passed to your URL/domain/Tunnel/VPN.
Optional: Enter your PixelDrain API key for authenticated downloads. This enables access to private files and higher download limits.

Performance & Timeout Settings

Configure timeout settings for large file operations and performance optimizations.

Timeout for large file operations (convert, rebuild). Default: 3600 seconds (1 hour). Minimum: 300 seconds (5 minutes).
Files larger than this size (in MB) will get enhanced progress reporting. Default: 500 MB.

Cache Management

Manage the application's directory cache and search index. The cache automatically rebuilds every 6 hours to ensure data accuracy.

How it works: When you browse directories, the app caches the listing for 5 seconds to improve performance. If files change (downloads, moves, etc.), the cache is automatically invalidated. The search index provides fast file searching across your entire data directory.

Cache Status:
Checking...
Data Directory:
Checking...
Next Rebuild:
Calculating...
Loading cache details...
Loading performance info...
Manually rebuild the entire directory cache and search index. This will clear all cached data and rebuild it from scratch.
Clear the directory cache only. This will force the next directory listing to rebuild the cache, but won't affect the search index.
How often the cache automatically rebuilds. Currently set to 6 hours and cannot be changed from the UI.
How long individual directory listings are cached. Currently set to 5 seconds and cannot be changed from the UI.
Maximum number of directories that can be cached in memory. Currently set to 100 and cannot be changed from the UI.

Custom Rename Pattern Settings

Configure custom patterns for renaming comic files. You can use variables to create your own naming convention, or leave empty to use the default rename logic.


If enabled, files will be renamed using your custom pattern instead of the default rename logic.
Use variables to create your naming pattern. Available variables: {series_name}, {volume_number}, {year}, {issue_number}
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Examples:
• {series_name} {issue_number} ({year}) → Spider-Man 2099 044 (1992).cbz
• {series_name} [{year}] {issue_number} → Spider-Man 2099 [1992] 044.cbz
• issue{issue_number} → issue001.cbz
• {volume_number}_{issue_number} → v2_044.cbz

Logging & Debugging

Configure application logging settings. Debug logging provides detailed diagnostic information useful for troubleshooting.


When enabled, detailed debug messages will appear in the App Logs. This can help with troubleshooting but may increase log file size. Changes take effect after saving.

ComicInfo.XML Update Settings

Enable/Disable features for updating or cleaning ComicInfo.xml files. This proecess runs on a single directory, extracts the ComicInfo.xml file, reads and makes updates and then recompresses the file.


Reads the alpha-numeric first file in the directory and attempts to extract the 4-digit year from the filename.

If enabled, when the ComicInfo.xml update function is run, the Comments will have all headers, bold text and tables removed.

If enabled, when the ComicInfo.xml update function is run, 'Covers & Creators' tables will be removed from the Comments.
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