# Crawler configuration: add 'Config Parameters' reference in documentation

**URL:** <https://discuss.codelibs.org/t/crawler-configuration-add-config-parameters-reference-in-documentation/1065>\
**Category:** English:Fess\
**Created:** [October 6, 2018, 8:44pm UTC](https://discuss.codelibs.org/t/crawler-configuration-add-config-parameters-reference-in-documentation/1065 "2018-10-06T20:44:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![discuss](https://discuss.codelibs.org/user_avatar/discuss.codelibs.org/discuss/32/298_2.png) [@discuss](https://discuss.codelibs.org/u/discuss)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2018, 8:44pm UTC](https://discuss.codelibs.org/t/crawler-configuration-add-config-parameters-reference-in-documentation/1065/1 "2018-10-06T20:44:19Z")

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(from [github.com/fbaligand](http://github.com/fbaligand))  
There are lots of ‘Config Parameters’ available to configure a crawler.  
But unfortunately, there are currently undocumented.

This would be great to list all possible crawler ‘Config Parameters’ in official documentation.  
Or maybe reference a file on github listing all possible ‘Config Parameters’.

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**Author:** ![discuss](https://discuss.codelibs.org/user_avatar/discuss.codelibs.org/discuss/32/298_2.png) [@discuss](https://discuss.codelibs.org/u/discuss)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2018, 7:53am UTC](https://discuss.codelibs.org/t/crawler-configuration-add-config-parameters-reference-in-documentation/1065/2 "2018-10-07T07:53:24Z")

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(from [github.com/fbaligand](http://github.com/fbaligand))  
Hi @marevol,

In my mind, this is not a question, but more a documentation enhancement request.

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**Author:** ![discuss](https://discuss.codelibs.org/user_avatar/discuss.codelibs.org/discuss/32/298_2.png) [@discuss](https://discuss.codelibs.org/u/discuss)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2018, 7:57am UTC](https://discuss.codelibs.org/t/crawler-configuration-add-config-parameters-reference-in-documentation/1065/3 "2018-10-07T07:57:07Z")

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(from [github.com/fbaligand](http://github.com/fbaligand))  
That said, if you have some location (github file, blog, any link) where all Config Parameters (or at least the major part) are referenced, I would be happy to know it !

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**Author:** ![discuss](https://discuss.codelibs.org/user_avatar/discuss.codelibs.org/discuss/32/298_2.png) [@discuss](https://discuss.codelibs.org/u/discuss)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 10:37pm UTC](https://discuss.codelibs.org/t/crawler-configuration-add-config-parameters-reference-in-documentation/1065/4 "2018-10-25T22:37:25Z")

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(from [github.com/zackhorvath](http://github.com/zackhorvath))  
I’d be really happy to know too!

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**Author:** ![discuss](https://discuss.codelibs.org/user_avatar/discuss.codelibs.org/discuss/32/298_2.png) [@discuss](https://discuss.codelibs.org/u/discuss)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 5:31pm UTC](https://discuss.codelibs.org/t/crawler-configuration-add-config-parameters-reference-in-documentation/1065/5 "2018-12-04T17:31:39Z")

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(from [github.com/Anders-Bergqvist](http://github.com/Anders-Bergqvist))  
Me too!

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**Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 2:56pm UTC](https://discuss.codelibs.org/t/crawler-configuration-add-config-parameters-reference-in-documentation/1065/6 "2019-01-22T14:56:37Z")

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(from [github.com/cityofaikensc](http://github.com/cityofaikensc))  
I too would love to see this as I am finding it difficult to understand the true power of this application without knowing all the config parameters.

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**Author:** ![discuss](https://discuss.codelibs.org/user_avatar/discuss.codelibs.org/discuss/32/298_2.png) [@discuss](https://discuss.codelibs.org/u/discuss)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 11:25pm UTC](https://discuss.codelibs.org/t/crawler-configuration-add-config-parameters-reference-in-documentation/1065/7 "2019-02-06T23:25:30Z")

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(from [github.com/marevol](http://github.com/marevol))  
#1686

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**Post date:** [February 7, 2019, 5:47am UTC](https://discuss.codelibs.org/t/crawler-configuration-add-config-parameters-reference-in-documentation/1065/8 "2019-02-07T05:47:07Z")

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(from [github.com/fbaligand](http://github.com/fbaligand))  
Hi @marevol,

If I understand well, this issue is closed because it is a duplicate of #1686 ?

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**Post date:** [February 7, 2019, 6:16am UTC](https://discuss.codelibs.org/t/crawler-configuration-add-config-parameters-reference-in-documentation/1065/9 "2019-02-07T06:16:52Z")

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(from [github.com/marevol](http://github.com/marevol))  
This issue is a documentation work for us, so I closed it as duplicate.  
Fess is an open source product.  
Any contributions including documentations are welcome!

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**Post date:** [February 7, 2019, 6:52am UTC](https://discuss.codelibs.org/t/crawler-configuration-add-config-parameters-reference-in-documentation/1065/10 "2019-02-07T06:52:15Z")

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(from [github.com/fbaligand](http://github.com/fbaligand))  
As an open source contributor, I fully understand your purpose!  
But it’s complicated to document hidden features that you don’t even know.  
If I open this issue, it is first because I guess there are several useful config parameters, but I don’t know about them.  
And honestly, this is quite frustrating.
