> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.xibosignage.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.xibosignage.com/cms-installation/cloud-hosted-cms/xibo-cloud-cms-defaults-and-restrictions.md).

# Xibo Cloud CMS Defaults and Restrictions

## **Default Settings**

The following default settings can be optionally changed

<details>

<summary><strong>CMS Password Policy</strong></summary>

The default **Password Policy** requires a password of at least 10 characters in length. Our view is that password policies that require certain levels of complexity are great, but that length is the single most important factor when choosing a secure password.

* Change from the **Users** tab.

</details>

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<summary><strong>Force HTTPS connections to the CMS</strong></summary>

For a new CMS, all connections are required to be made over HTTPS, otherwise, they’re redirected. You can turn this off at your option.

{% hint style="danger" %}
Please be aware it will make your access to the CMS less secure.
{% endhint %}

* Disable from the **Network** tab.

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<summary><strong>Strict Transport Security</strong></summary>

Strict Transport Security forces browsers connecting to a website to connect only to the encrypted HTTPS version of the website for a fixed period of time, to prevent downgrade attacks on your connection. For a new CMS, we disable strict transport security by default as it can conflict with some older Player devices. You can turn this on at your option, and configure the time that the restriction should be in place for.

* Enable from the **Network** tab from the **Settings** page.

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<summary><strong>Default CMS Email Send From address</strong></summary>

If you hold a CMS White Label theme, we change the default email address the CMS will send email to you based upon your preferences expressed when you created the theme.

* Change from the **Network** tab from the **Settings** page.

</details>

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<summary><strong>Library Tidy</strong></summary>

The Library Tidy function is off by default. This can be potentially destructive if you don’t understand the implication of running it with all options selected.

* Enable from the **General** tab from the **Settings** page.

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<summary><strong>Xibo Exchange</strong></summary>

Xibo Exchange templates are enabled by default.

* Disable from the **Connectors** page from the main CMS menu.

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<summary><strong>Pixabay</strong></summary>

Pixabay integration is enabled by default.&#x20;

* Disable from the **Connectors** page from the main CMS menu.

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## Restricted Settings

In certain cases, our support team may be able to make adjustments on your behalf if there is a valid use case and it won't negatively impact the security or performance of our Cloud environment.

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<summary><strong>Periodic Screenshot</strong></summary>

This function can use very large amounts of bandwidth very quickly so is disabled.

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<summary><strong>Currently Playing Layout</strong></summary>

This setting generates a high number of requests to the Cloud platform and is designed to be used only in a LAN environment.

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<summary><strong>Proxy Settings</strong></summary>

No proxy is required to access the internet from the Cloud Platform.

Player side proxy settings on devices can be configured as required to access our platform.

</details>

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<summary><strong>Dataset Size (Row Limit)</strong></summary>

We limit datasets to 10,000 rows per dataset.

</details>

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<summary><strong>Task Configuration</strong></summary>

The system task configuration is locked as these have been optimally configured for you.

{% hint style="warning" %}
The fetch remote DataSet task is run hourly by default. Remote DataSets are intended for data which updates infrequently and not real time.
{% endhint %}

</details>

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<summary><strong>Modules</strong></summary>

We prevent the installation of your own third party modules with Xibo Cloud hosting.

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<summary><strong>XMR Configuration</strong></summary>

We pre-configure, lock and hide the XMR configuration as you don’t need to set that up yourself.

* If you want to turn XMR off for one or more Players, you can do so at the **Display Profile** settings by entering **DISABLED** in to the XMR Public Address field.

</details>

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<summary><strong>File Download Mode and associated settings</strong></summary>

These settings are pre-configured for you to give the best performance.

</details>

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<summary><strong>System Limits</strong></summary>

We limit the number of Displays that can be authorised on the CMS, the size of the CMS library, and the total amount of bandwidth that can be consumed based upon what you have purchased.&#x20;

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<summary><strong>Maximum File Upload Size</strong></summary>

This is fixed at 1999MB or 4GB.

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<summary><strong>Loadbalancer Whitelist</strong></summary>

We fix and hide the loadbalancer whitelist setting as there is no need to change this value on our Cloud Platform.

</details>

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<summary><strong>Log Retention</strong></summary>

We fix general system log retention at 4 days. Error messages etc are rarely useful after that time period. Old log messages are deleted.

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<summary><strong>Audit log Retention</strong></summary>

Audit log messages are automatically deleted according to plan limits.

</details>

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<summary><strong>Disable Import</strong></summary>

The database import function is disabled as this could be used to circumvent restrictions described in this article. If you would like to bring an existing database with you when moving to Xibo Cloud hosting, please discuss with our Support team so they can make the necessary arrangements.

</details>

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<summary><strong>Themes</strong></summary>

The theme settings are hidden in the CMS. On Cloud, you will use the standard Xibo theme unless you’ve purchased a CMS white label from us. In that case, we pre-configure the theme settings for you.

</details>

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<summary><strong>Library Directory</strong></summary>

The CMS library directory is pre-configured and cannot be modified.

</details>

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<summary><strong>API / XMDS Rate Limits</strong></summary>

To ensure that the Xibo Cloud hosting service remains performant for all our users, we do impose some basic rate limiting on your connections to the CMS. Where you interact with the CMS API, you may receive an error 429 if you exceed the rate limit. In that case, you should slow your overall request rate down.

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