--- title: set checkpoint_param description: The command set checkpoint_param sets the checkpoint. pubDate: 2026-08-17T09:53:44.266Z antora: editUrl: https://github.com/couchbase/docs-server/edit/release/7.2/modules/cli/pages/cbepctl/set-checkpoint_param.adoc xref: xref:7.2@server:cli:cbepctl/set-checkpoint_param.adoc[] --- [Consult the llms.txt file for a full list of contents](/llms.txt) [View original HTML](/server/7.2/cli/cbepctl/set-checkpoint_param.html) # set checkpoint_param > The command `set checkpoint_param` sets the checkpoint. ## [](#syntax)Syntax The basic syntax is: cbepctl [host]:11210 -b [bucket-name] set checkpoint_param [parameter] [value] ## [](#description)Description This command configures a checkpoint. ## [](#options)Options The following are the command options: __Table 1\. set checkpoint\_param options__ | Options | Description | | -------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | chk\_max\_items | Max number of items allowed in a checkpoint. | | chk\_period | Time bound (in sec.) on a checkpoint. | | item\_num\_based\_new\_chk | True if a new checkpoint can be created based on. The number of items in the open checkpoint. | | keep\_closed\_chks | True if we want to keep closed checkpoints in memory, as long as the current memory usage is below high water mark. | | max\_checkpoints | Max number of checkpoints allowed per vBucket. | | enable\_chk\_merge | True, if merging closed checkpoints is enabled. |