Sidekick.json - TheTechnobear/NuiLite GitHub Wiki

Sidekick is highly configurable thru the sidekick.json file

this is the default file (this might not be up to date!)

{
  "_description_": "sidekick - this config file shows the keys available and their default value, so none are needed!",
  "systemDir": "./system",
  "patchDir": "./patches",
  "pollTime": 1,
  "activeTime": 3000,
  "loadOnStartup": true,
  "menuOnStartup": false,
  "stateFile": "./sidekick-state.json",
  "pdOpts" : "-nogui -rt -audiobuf 4 -alsamidi",
  "scOpts" : "",
  "scHome" : "/home/we/sidekick",
  "listenPort" : 3001,
  "sendPort" : 3000,
  "_endofconfig_": "that's all folks"
}

lets look at some useful options :)

activeTime

how long to wait before bring up the menu when you press the 3 buttons.

menuOnStartup

false, load the last patch , dont display the menu true, always bring up the menu

pdOpts

I would not recommend changing this, as you can instead create a pd-opts.txt file in your patch directory

if you edit this you will need to restart to pick up changes

if it does not boot, see troubleshooting for how to copy back the default file.