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Overriding Default Settings

The WhatPulse app comes with default settings, such as opening the main window on startup and enabling input, network, and uptime settings. If you need to override these settings for a larger deployment, you can do so easily.

Each WhatPulse Professional installation includes a file named settings-overrides.ini.example in the installation root directory. The installation root directory is defaulted to %programfiles\WhatPulse on Windows and /Applications/WhatPulse on macOS.

The settings overrides example file serves as a template for all settings that can be overridden. To customize settings, copy settings-overrides.ini.example to settings-overrides.ini and modify its contents as needed. WhatPulse will automatically detect the settings-overrides.ini file when it starts, and apply the specified overrides.

For automated deployments, create a centralized settings-overrides.ini file and copy it to the WhatPulse installation directory after completing the initial installation.

settings-overrides.ini​

The settings in this file are logically named for easy interpretation. Here's an example:

; The settings in this file override the default settings that are used when WhatPulse starts.
; To override a setting, remove the semicolon from the line and change the value.
; For example, to override the setting 'mainwindow_open_on_start' to false, change the line to:
;
; mainwindow_open_on_start=false
;
; The settings in this file are case-sensitive.

[settings]
auto_install_updates=true
auto_pulse_clicks_enabled=false
auto_pulse_clicks_unit=50000
  • auto_install_updates=true means the app will automatically update when a new version is detected.
  • auto_pulse_clicks_enabled=false when true, this means an automatic pulse will be sent for an x amount of clicks.
  • auto_pulse_clicks_unit=50000 sets the number of clicks required to trigger an automatic pulse.
  • mainwindow_open_on_start=true ensures the WhatPulse window opens when the app starts. Set to false to prevent this.