DuckDB runtime database configuration (config_db)

A named character list of DuckDB runtime configuration settings used by the package. This object includes allocator settings, thread counts, extension flags, storage and checkpoint options, security and secret settings, and other engine-level options. These settings reflect the values returned by config_db and are suitable as a template or reference for configuring DuckDB instances created via the package.

Usage

config_db

Format

A named character list. Example names and values include:

access_mode: character; e.g. "automatic"
allocator_background_threads: character; "true"/"false"
allocator_bulk_deallocation_flush_threshold: character; e.g. "512MB"
allocator_flush_threshold: character; e.g. "128MB"
allow_community_extensions: character; "true"/"false"
allow_extensions_metadata_mismatch: character; "true"/"false"
allow_persistent_secrets: character; "true"/"false"
allow_unredacted_secrets: character; "true"/"false"
allow_unsigned_extensions: character; "true"/"false"
arrow_large_buffer_size: character; "true"/"false"
arrow_lossless_conversion: character; "true"/"false"
arrow_output_list_view: character; "true"/"false"
autoinstall_extension_repository: character; URL or empty string
autoinstall_known_extensions: character; "true"/"false"
autoload_known_extensions: character; "true"/"false"
ca_cert_file: character; path to certificate file, or empty string
catalog_error_max_schemas: character; numeric as string, e.g. "100"
checkpoint_threshold: character; e.g. "16MB"
wal_autocheckpoint: character; e.g. "16MB"
custom_extension_repository: character; URL or empty string
custom_user_agent: character; string or empty
default_block_size: character; e.g. "262144"
default_collation: character; collation name or empty
default_null_order: character; e.g. "NULLS_LAST"
null_order: character; e.g. "NULLS_LAST"
default_order: character; e.g. "ASC"
default_secret_storage: character; e.g. "local_file"
disabled_compression_methods: character; list or empty
duckdb_api: character; e.g. "cli"
enable_external_access: character; "true"/"false"
enable_external_file_cache: character; "true"/"false"
enable_fsst_vectors: character; "true"/"false"
enable_http_metadata_cache: character; "true"/"false"
enable_macro_dependencies: character; "true"/"false"
enable_object_cache: character; "true"/"false"
enable_server_cert_verification: character; "true"/"false"
enable_view_dependencies: character; "true"/"false"
extension_directory: character; path or empty
external_threads: character; numeric as string, e.g. "1"
force_download: character; "true"/"false"
immediate_transaction_mode: character; "true"/"false"
index_scan_max_count: character; numeric as string, e.g. "2048"
index_scan_percentage: character; numeric as string, e.g. "0.001"
lock_configuration: character; "true"/"false"
max_vacuum_tasks: character; numeric as string, e.g. "100"
old_implicit_casting: character; "true"/"false"
parquet_metadata_cache: character; "true"/"false"
preserve_insertion_order: character; "true"/"false"
produce_arrow_string_view: character; "true"/"false"
scheduler_process_partial: character; "true"/"false"
secret_directory: character; path for persistent secrets
storage_compatibility_version: character; e.g. "v0.10.2"
temp_directory: character; path or empty string
threads: character; number of threads as string, e.g. "4"
worker_threads: character; number of threads as string, e.g. "4"
username: character; string or empty
user: character; string or empty
zstd_min_string_length: character; numeric as string, e.g. "4096"

Examples

# inspect the config
config_db
#> $allocator_background_threads
#> [1] "false"
#> 
#> $allocator_bulk_deallocation_flush_threshold
#> [1] "512MB"
#> 
#> $allocator_flush_threshold
#> [1] "128MB"
#> 
#> $allow_community_extensions
#> [1] "true"
#> 
#> $allow_extensions_metadata_mismatch
#> [1] "false"
#> 
#> $allow_persistent_secrets
#> [1] "true"
#> 
#> $allow_unredacted_secrets
#> [1] "false"
#> 
#> $allow_unsigned_extensions
#> [1] "false"
#> 
#> $arrow_large_buffer_size
#> [1] "false"
#> 
#> $arrow_lossless_conversion
#> [1] "false"
#> 
#> $arrow_output_list_view
#> [1] "false"
#> 
#> $autoinstall_extension_repository
#> [1] ""
#> 
#> $autoinstall_known_extensions
#> [1] "true"
#> 
#> $autoload_known_extensions
#> [1] "true"
#> 
#> $ca_cert_file
#> [1] ""
#> 
#> $catalog_error_max_schemas
#> [1] "100"
#> 
#> $checkpoint_threshold
#> [1] "16MB"
#> 
#> $wal_autocheckpoint
#> [1] "16MB"
#> 
#> $custom_extension_repository
#> [1] ""
#> 
#> $default_block_size
#> [1] "262144"
#> 
#> $default_collation
#> [1] ""
#> 
#> $default_null_order
#> [1] "NULLS_LAST"
#> 
#> $null_order
#> [1] "NULLS_LAST"
#> 
#> $default_order
#> [1] "ASC"
#> 
#> $default_secret_storage
#> [1] "local_file"
#> 
#> $disabled_compression_methods
#> [1] ""
#> 
#> $enable_external_file_cache
#> [1] "true"
#> 
#> $enable_fsst_vectors
#> [1] "false"
#> 
#> $enable_http_metadata_cache
#> [1] "false"
#> 
#> $enable_macro_dependencies
#> [1] "false"
#> 
#> $enable_object_cache
#> [1] "false"
#> 
#> $enable_server_cert_verification
#> [1] "false"
#> 
#> $enable_view_dependencies
#> [1] "false"
#> 
#> $extension_directory
#> [1] ""
#> 
#> $external_threads
#> [1] "1"
#> 
#> $force_download
#> [1] "false"
#> 
#> $immediate_transaction_mode
#> [1] "false"
#> 
#> $index_scan_max_count
#> [1] "2048"
#> 
#> $index_scan_percentage
#> [1] "0.001"
#> 
#> $lock_configuration
#> [1] "false"
#> 
#> $max_vacuum_tasks
#> [1] "100"
#> 
#> $old_implicit_casting
#> [1] "false"
#> 
#> $parquet_metadata_cache
#> [1] "false"
#> 
#> $preserve_insertion_order
#> [1] "true"
#> 
#> $produce_arrow_string_view
#> [1] "false"
#> 
#> $scheduler_process_partial
#> [1] "false"
#> 
#> $secret_directory
#> [1] "~/.duckdb/stored_secrets"
#> 
#> $storage_compatibility_version
#> [1] "v0.10.2"
#> 
#> $temp_directory
#> [1] ""
#> 
#> $threads
#> [1] "4"
#> 
#> $worker_threads
#> [1] "4"
#> 
#> $username
#> [1] ""
#> 
#> $user
#> [1] ""
#> 
#> $zstd_min_string_length
#> [1] "4096"
#> 
# access individual settings
config_db$threads
#> [1] "4"