Xpra Configuration

The most common configuration options are available directly from the main GUI tool.
Simply run xpra and click on the Configure button, or run the subcommand: xpra configure.

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Most other important xpra settings can be configured from the command line or through xpra's configuration files.

You can find some example configuration files here: template /etc/xpra/ directory

The configuration files use the exact same format as the command line options, which can be shown using xpra --help, just without the -- prefix.
The manual is also shipped with all binary installations and should be easily accessible. (ie: man xpra)

(some more obscure features can be configured using environment variables)

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Starting with version 6.3, settings can be changed permanently from the command line:

xpra set dpi 120

To erase this setting:

xpra unset dpi

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The exact location of the configuration files varies widely from platform to platform, and even from one version of the OS to another.

• for unix-like operating systems, the system configuration files can usually be found in /etc/xpra and the per-user settings can be placed in ~/.config/xpra - you can also run the xpra/platform/paths.py script for more details
• on Mac OS X, we ship a command line tool found under Xpra.app/Contents/Helpers/Path_info which will show the file locations, the default location for user configuration files should be ~/Library/Application Support/Xpra you can also use - ~/.config/xpra
• on MS Windows, run the Path_info.exe tool found in the Xpra installation folder

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You should generally not edit the system default configuration files, as those may be overwritten whenever xpra is (re)installed. Use the per-user configuration files instead, or add your own configuration file.