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 * __YTP_CONFIG_PATH__: path to where the queue persistence files will be saved. Defaults to `/config` in the docker image, and `./var/config` otherwise.
 * __YTP_DOWNLOAD_PATH__: path to where the downloads will be saved. Defaults to `/downloads` in the docker image, and `./var/downloads` otherwise.
 * __YTP_TEMP_PATH__: path where intermediary download files will be saved. Defaults to `/tmp` in the docker image, and `./var/tmp` otherwise.
-* __YTP_TEMP_KEEP__: Whether to keep the Individual video temp directory or remove it. Useful for live streams that don't keep archive. Defaults to `false`.
+* __YTP_TEMP_KEEP__: Whether to keep the Individual video temp directory or remove it. Defaults to `false`.
 * __YTP_URL_PREFIX__: base path for the web server (for use when hosting behind a reverse proxy). Defaults to `/`.
 * __YTP_OUTPUT_TEMPLATE__: the template for the filenames of the downloaded videos, formatted according to [this spec](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/README.md#output-template). Defaults to `%(title)s.%(ext)s`. This will be the default for all downloads unless the request include output template.
-* __YTP_KEEP_ARCHIVE__: Whether to keep history of downloaded videos to prevent downloading same file multiple times. Defaults to `false`.
+* __YTP_KEEP_ARCHIVE__: Whether to keep history of downloaded videos to prevent downloading same file multiple times. Defaults to `true`.
 * __YTP_YTDL_DEBUG__: Whether to turn debug logging for the internal `yt-dlp` package. Defaults to `false`.
 * __YTP_ALLOW_MANIFESTLESS__: Allow `yt-dlp` to download live streams videos which are yet to be processed by YouTube. Defaults to `false`
 * __YTP_HOST__: Which ip address to bind to. Defaults to `0.0.0.0`.