General is the first Settings group to check when the instance needs account, health, or local storage changes.

Account

Plekt General Account settings showing administrator credential controls
Account contains the administrator identity and password-change controls.

Account manages the administrator login used to access Plekt.

  • Username identifies the dashboard account.
  • Current password verifies an existing password before a change.
  • New password and Confirm new password set the replacement password.
  • Save Login stores the change and signs out other active dashboard sessions.

Sign in again with the new credentials after a password change. Keep credentials out of screenshots, issue reports, and shared logs.

System Integrity

Plekt General System Integrity settings showing health and diagnostic controls
System Integrity provides a compact health refresh and a deeper diagnostic run.

Use System Integrity before a large repair, after restoring data, or when several features fail together.

  • Refresh Sync Health loads a compact snapshot of database rows, storage, and outbound request pressure.
  • Run System Diagnostic runs the detailed connection and scheduler checks in sequence.

An integrity warning is a starting point for investigation, not a reason to wipe data. Follow the named feature guide and review Logs for the first useful error.

Privacy

Privacy holds one optional switch, Send an anonymous daily check. It lets the maintainer count how many installs are active and which versions they run. It is off until you turn it on.

  • What is sent: at most once a day, a small message saying Plekt is running, with its version, release type, and CPU type, plus flags saying whether this is a new install or its first check of the week or month.
  • What is never sent: your name, server address, library, watch history, connected services, or any install ID. The receiving server still sees the connection’s IP address, as any website does.
  • Exactly what is sent: the panel prints the message, so you can read it before turning the switch on. Turning it off stops it straight away.

The status line under the switch reads Off. Nothing is sent, or On with the time of the last send. The switch is greyed out in the public demo. If you have not answered yet, Plekt asks once with a Help count Plekt installs? card for the administrator; Keep it off leaves it off, and you can change your mind here at any time. The check also runs on alpha and develop builds.

Storage and cache

Plekt General Storage and cache settings showing cache statistics and cleanup controls
Storage and cache reports local data usage and lets you refresh or clear derived artwork cache.

Storage and cache reports the data directory and artwork cache.

Use Refresh Cache Stats when you need an up-to-date count or size. Clearing the image cache removes cached posters, backdrops, and cast profiles, but it does not remove watch history. Plekt fetches the images again when a page needs them.

If artwork is still missing after a refresh, check Metadata and then follow the metadata troubleshooting guide.