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| URL | The `https://` address of the repo, e.g. `https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-tools`. |
| Name | Optional. Defaults to the last part of the URL (`kiwix-tools`). |
| Tag | Optional. A tagged repo is saved under its Tag in the Repos Directory. |
| Download Frequency | How often WROLPi checks for updates. Weekly by default. |
| Download Frequency | How often WROLPi checks for updates. Weekly by default. See [Never](#never). |
| Mode | **Full history** (default) or **Snapshot**. See [Modes](#modes). |
| Branch | Optional. Empty follows the repo's default branch (usually `main` or `master`). |
| Include submodules | Optional. Also download the other repos this repo includes. See [Submodules](#submodules). |
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If the source disappears (deleted, made private, or no Internet), **your copy is kept**. The repo's page shows
"The last update failed" with git's error, and the update is tried again later.
### Never
A repo whose Download Frequency is **Never** is kept exactly as it is. Choose it on the repo's Edit page when its
source is gone for good, so its updates stop failing. **Update Now** still updates it once, e.g. if the source comes
back.
A new repo with a Download Frequency of Never is cloned once, then never updated. An imported clone set to Never is
never downloaded.
**Warning!** Git LFS files are not downloaded; they appear as small text files.
## Submodules
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## Config
Your repos are saved in `repos.yaml` in the [config directory](../../system/configs.md). If your database is lost, your
repos (and their download schedules) are restored from this file.
repos (and their download schedules) are restored from this file. A repo which is never updated is saved with
`frequency: never`; if its clone is missing when it is restored, it is cloned once.