Server Settings

**Example**

```
<clickhouse>
    <asynchronous_insert_log>
        <database>system</database>
        <table>asynchronous_insert_log</table>
        <flush_interval_milliseconds>7500</flush_interval_milliseconds>
        <partition_by>toYYYYMM(event_date)</partition_by>
        <max_size_rows>1048576</max_size_rows>
        <reserved_size_rows>8192</reserved_size_rows>
        <buffer_size_rows_flush_threshold>524288</buffer_size_rows_flush_threshold>
        <flush_on_crash>false</flush_on_crash>
        <!-- <engine>Engine = MergeTree PARTITION BY event_date ORDER BY event_time TTL event_date + INTERVAL 30 day</engine> -->
    </asynchronous_insert_log>
</clickhouse>
```

## asynchronous\_metric\_log[​](#asynchronous_metric_log "Direct link to asynchronous_metric_log")

Enabled by default on ClickHouse Cloud deployments.

If the setting is not enabled by default on your environment, depending on how ClickHouse was installed, you can follow the instruction below to enable or disable it.

**Enabling**

To manually turn on asynchronous metric logs history collection [`system.asynchronous_metric_log`](/docs/operations/system-tables/asynchronous_metric_log), create `/etc/clickhouse-server/config.d/asynchronous_metric_log.xml` with the following content:

```
<clickhouse>
     <asynchronous_metric_log>
        <database>system</database>
        <table>asynchronous_metric_log</table>
        <flush_interval_milliseconds>7500</flush_interval_milliseconds>
        <collect_interval_milliseconds>1000</collect_interval_milliseconds>
        <max_size_rows>1048576</max_size_rows>
        <reserved_size_rows>8192</reserved_size_rows>
        <buffer_size_rows_flush_threshold>524288</buffer_size_rows_flush_threshold>
        <flush_on_crash>false</flush_on_crash>
    </asynchronous_metric_log>
</clickhouse>
```

**Disabling**

To disable `asynchronous_metric_log` setting, you should create the following file `/etc/clickhouse-server/config.d/disable_asynchronous_metric_log.xml` with the following content:

```
<clickhouse><asynchronous_metric_log remove="1" /></clickhouse>
```

The following settings can be configured by sub-tags:

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| Setting Description Default Note|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `database` Name of the database. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `table` Name of the system table. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `engine` [MergeTree Engine Definition](/docs/engines/table-engines/mergetree-family/mergetree#table_engine-mergetree-creating-a-table) for a system table. Cannot be used if `partition_by` or `order_by` defined. If not specified `MergeTree` is selected by default| `partition_by` [Custom partitioning key](/docs/engines/table-engines/mergetree-family/custom-partitioning-key) for a system table. If `engine` is specified for system table, `partition_by` parameter should be specified directly inside 'engine'| `ttl` Specifies the table [TTL](/docs/engines/table-engines/mergetree-family/mergetree#table_engine-mergetree-ttl). If `engine` is specified for system table, `ttl` parameter should be specified directly inside 'engine'| `order_by` [Custom sorting key](/docs/engines/table-engines/mergetree-family/mergetree#order_by) for a system table. Can't be used if `engine` defined. If `engine` is specified for system table, `order_by` parameter should be specified directly inside 'engine'| `storage_policy` Name of the storage policy to use for the table (optional). If `engine` is specified for system table, `storage_policy` parameter should be specified directly inside 'engine'| `settings` [Additional parameters](/docs/engines/table-engines/mergetree-family/mergetree#settings) that control the behavior of the MergeTree (optional). If `engine` is specified for system table, `settings` parameter should be specified directly inside 'engine'| `flush_interval_milliseconds` Interval for flushing data from the buffer in memory to the table. `7500` |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `max_size_rows` Maximal size in lines for the logs. When the amount of non-flushed logs reaches the max\_size, logs are dumped to the disk. `1048576` |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `reserved_size_rows` Pre-allocated memory size in lines for the logs. `8192` |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `buffer_size_rows_flush_threshold` Threshold for amount of lines. If the threshold is reached, flushing logs to the disk is launched in background. `max_size_rows / 2` |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `flush_on_crash` Sets whether logs should be dumped to the disk in case of a crash. `false`  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## asynchronous\_metrics\_enable\_heavy\_metrics[​](#asynchronous_metrics_enable_heavy_metrics "Direct link to asynchronous_metrics_enable_heavy_metrics")

Enable the calculation of heavy asynchronous metrics.

## asynchronous\_metrics\_keeper\_metrics\_only[​](#asynchronous_metrics_keeper_metrics_only "Direct link to asynchronous_metrics_keeper_metrics_only")

Make asynchronous metrics calculate the keeper-related metrics only.

## asynchronous\_metrics\_update\_period\_s[​](#asynchronous_metrics_update_period_s "Direct link to asynchronous_metrics_update_period_s")

Period in seconds for updating asynchronous metrics.

## auth\_use\_forwarded\_address[​](#auth_use_forwarded_address "Direct link to auth_use_forwarded_address")

Use originating address for authentication for clients connected through proxy.

Note

This setting should be used with extra caution since forwarded addresses can be easily spoofed - servers accepting such authentication should not be accessed directly but rather exclusively through a trusted proxy.

## background\_buffer\_flush\_schedule\_pool\_size[​](#background_buffer_flush_schedule_pool_size "Direct link to background_buffer_flush_schedule_pool_size")

The maximum number of threads that will be used for performing flush operations for [Buffer-engine tables](/docs/engines/table-engines/special/buffer) in the background.

## background\_common\_pool\_size[​](#background_common_pool_size "Direct link to background_common_pool_size")