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[GH-ISSUE #1695] Feature Request: Chrome ARGS cannot be edited by config files at present #1013

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opened 2026-03-01 14:47:54 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

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2026-03-01 14:47:54 +03:00

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Originally created by @jyeric on GitHub (Sep 12, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/issues/1695

Originally assigned to: @pirate on GitHub.

What type of suggestion are you making?

Modification of existing behavior

What is the problem that your feature request solves?

When I am archiving some pages, I notice that some screenshots show blank pages. And the "--virtual-time-budget=15000" can resolve the issue.

However, in this commit github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox@ac53fdf677 , this arg has been removed. (I think this is removed in v0.8. I haven't found where has been removed in v0.7)

I tried to add it back by using the config file. But the default config file does not contain CHROME_ARGS that can be modified just like WGET_ARGS and so on. I think sometimes people need to add some args to chrome.

What is your proposed solution?

Adding CHROME_DEFAULT_ARGS or CHROME_EXTRA_ARGS to https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/blob/main/archivebox/config.py

What hacks or alternative solutions have you tried to solve the problem?

Hacks to the file https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/blob/dev/archivebox/pkgs/abx-plugin-chrome/abx_plugin_chrome/config.py (for new version v0.8)

Hacks to the file https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/blob/v0.7.3/archivebox/util.py (for old version v0.7)

Share the entire output of the `archivebox version` command for the current verison you are using.

(archivebox-venv) archivebox@ser238101420887:~/archivebox/data$ archivebox version
0.7.2
ArchiveBox v0.7.2 BUILD_TIME=2025-06-28 07:59:40 1751097580
IN_DOCKER=False IN_QEMU=False ARCH=x86_64 OS=Linux PLATFORM=Linux-5.10.0-14-cloud-amd64-x86_64-with-glibc2.36 PYTHON=Cpython
FS_ATOMIC=True FS_REMOTE=False FS_USER=1000:1000 FS_PERMS=644
DEBUG=False IS_TTY=True TZ=UTC SEARCH_BACKEND=ripgrep LDAP=False

[i] Dependency versions:
 √  PYTHON_BINARY         v3.11.2         valid     /usr/bin/python3.11                                                         
 √  SQLITE_BINARY         v2.6.0          valid     /usr/lib/python3.11/sqlite3/dbapi2.py                                       
 √  DJANGO_BINARY         v3.1.14         valid     /home/archivebox/archivebox-venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/django/__init__.py
 √  ARCHIVEBOX_BINARY     v0.7.2          valid     /home/archivebox/archivebox-venv/bin/archivebox                             

 √  CURL_BINARY           v7.88.1         valid     /usr/bin/curl                                                               
 √  WGET_BINARY           v1.21.3         valid     /usr/bin/wget                                                               
 √  NODE_BINARY           v20.19.3        valid     /usr/bin/node                                                               
 √  SINGLEFILE_BINARY     v1.1.54         valid     ./node_modules/single-file-cli/single-file                                  
 √  READABILITY_BINARY    v0.0.11         valid     ./node_modules/readability-extractor/readability-extractor                  
 √  MERCURY_BINARY        v1.0.0          valid     ./node_modules/@postlight/parser/cli.js                                     
 √  GIT_BINARY            v2.39.5         valid     /usr/bin/git                                                                
 √  YOUTUBEDL_BINARY      v2025.06.25     valid     /home/archivebox/archivebox-venv/bin/yt-dlp                                 
 √  CHROME_BINARY         v140.0.7339.127  valid     /opt/google/chrome/google-chrome                                            
 √  RIPGREP_BINARY        v13.0.0         valid     /usr/bin/rg                                                                 

[i] Source-code locations:
 √  PACKAGE_DIR           23 files        valid     /home/archivebox/archivebox-venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/archivebox    
 √  TEMPLATES_DIR         3 files         valid     /home/archivebox/archivebox-venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/archivebox/templates
 -  CUSTOM_TEMPLATES_DIR  -               disabled  None                                                                        

[i] Secrets locations:
 -  CHROME_USER_DATA_DIR  -               disabled  None                                                                        
 -  COOKIES_FILE          -               disabled  None                                                                        

[i] Data locations:
 √  OUTPUT_DIR            7 files         valid     /home/archivebox/archivebox/data                                            
 √  SOURCES_DIR           685 files       valid     ./sources                                                                   
 √  LOGS_DIR              1 files         valid     ./logs                                                                      
 √  ARCHIVE_DIR           10 files        valid     ./archive                                                                   
 √  CONFIG_FILE           358.0 Bytes     valid     ./ArchiveBox.conf                                                           
 √  SQL_INDEX             280.0 KB        valid     ./index.sqlite3

How badly do you want this new feature?

It's an urgent deal-breaker, I can't live without it
It's important to add it in the near-mid term future
It would be nice to have eventually
I'm willing to start a PR to develop this myself
I have donated money to go towards fixing this issue

Mini Survey

I like ArchiveBox so far / would recommend it to a friend
I've had a lot of difficulty getting ArchiveBox set up
I would pay $10/mo for a hosted version of ArchiveBox if it had this feature

Originally created by @jyeric on GitHub (Sep 12, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/issues/1695 Originally assigned to: @pirate on GitHub. ### What type of suggestion are you making? Modification of existing behavior ### What is the problem that your feature request solves? When I am archiving some pages, I notice that some screenshots show blank pages. And the "--virtual-time-budget=15000" can resolve the issue. However, in this commit https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/commit/ac53fdf67782a30364998cedad840afa515cc2e2 , this arg has been removed. (I think this is removed in v0.8. I haven't found where has been removed in v0.7) I tried to add it back by using the config file. But the default config file does not contain CHROME_ARGS that can be modified just like WGET_ARGS and so on. I think sometimes people need to add some args to chrome. ### What is your proposed solution? Adding CHROME_DEFAULT_ARGS or CHROME_EXTRA_ARGS to https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/blob/main/archivebox/config.py ### What hacks or alternative solutions have you tried to solve the problem? Hacks to the file https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/blob/dev/archivebox/pkgs/abx-plugin-chrome/abx_plugin_chrome/config.py (for new version v0.8) Hacks to the file https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/blob/v0.7.3/archivebox/util.py (for old version v0.7) ### Share the entire output of the `archivebox version` command for the current verison you are using. ```shell (archivebox-venv) archivebox@ser238101420887:~/archivebox/data$ archivebox version 0.7.2 ArchiveBox v0.7.2 BUILD_TIME=2025-06-28 07:59:40 1751097580 IN_DOCKER=False IN_QEMU=False ARCH=x86_64 OS=Linux PLATFORM=Linux-5.10.0-14-cloud-amd64-x86_64-with-glibc2.36 PYTHON=Cpython FS_ATOMIC=True FS_REMOTE=False FS_USER=1000:1000 FS_PERMS=644 DEBUG=False IS_TTY=True TZ=UTC SEARCH_BACKEND=ripgrep LDAP=False [i] Dependency versions: √ PYTHON_BINARY v3.11.2 valid /usr/bin/python3.11 √ SQLITE_BINARY v2.6.0 valid /usr/lib/python3.11/sqlite3/dbapi2.py √ DJANGO_BINARY v3.1.14 valid /home/archivebox/archivebox-venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/django/__init__.py √ ARCHIVEBOX_BINARY v0.7.2 valid /home/archivebox/archivebox-venv/bin/archivebox √ CURL_BINARY v7.88.1 valid /usr/bin/curl √ WGET_BINARY v1.21.3 valid /usr/bin/wget √ NODE_BINARY v20.19.3 valid /usr/bin/node √ SINGLEFILE_BINARY v1.1.54 valid ./node_modules/single-file-cli/single-file √ READABILITY_BINARY v0.0.11 valid ./node_modules/readability-extractor/readability-extractor √ MERCURY_BINARY v1.0.0 valid ./node_modules/@postlight/parser/cli.js √ GIT_BINARY v2.39.5 valid /usr/bin/git √ YOUTUBEDL_BINARY v2025.06.25 valid /home/archivebox/archivebox-venv/bin/yt-dlp √ CHROME_BINARY v140.0.7339.127 valid /opt/google/chrome/google-chrome √ RIPGREP_BINARY v13.0.0 valid /usr/bin/rg [i] Source-code locations: √ PACKAGE_DIR 23 files valid /home/archivebox/archivebox-venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/archivebox √ TEMPLATES_DIR 3 files valid /home/archivebox/archivebox-venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/archivebox/templates - CUSTOM_TEMPLATES_DIR - disabled None [i] Secrets locations: - CHROME_USER_DATA_DIR - disabled None - COOKIES_FILE - disabled None [i] Data locations: √ OUTPUT_DIR 7 files valid /home/archivebox/archivebox/data √ SOURCES_DIR 685 files valid ./sources √ LOGS_DIR 1 files valid ./logs √ ARCHIVE_DIR 10 files valid ./archive √ CONFIG_FILE 358.0 Bytes valid ./ArchiveBox.conf √ SQL_INDEX 280.0 KB valid ./index.sqlite3 ``` ### How badly do you want this new feature? - [ ] It's an urgent deal-breaker, I can't live without it - [ ] It's important to add it in the near-mid term future - [x] It would be nice to have eventually - [ ] I'm willing to [start a PR](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox#archivebox-development) to develop this myself - [ ] I have [donated money](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Donations) to go towards fixing this issue ### Mini Survey - [x] I like ArchiveBox so far / would recommend it to a friend - [ ] I've had a lot of difficulty getting ArchiveBox set up - [ ] I would pay $10/mo for a hosted version of ArchiveBox if it had this feature

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kerem commented

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@pirate commented on GitHub (Sep 16, 2025):

That argument doesn't work with the other args we use, you have to use playwright or puppeteer for custom delays at the moment.

@pirate commented on GitHub (Sep 16, 2025): That argument doesn't work with the other args we use, you have to use playwright or puppeteer for custom delays at the moment.

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2026-03-01 14:47:55 +03:00

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@pirate commented on GitHub (Dec 29, 2025):

this is fixed on dev, we dont use virtual-time-budget by default but you should be able to add it to CHROME_ARGS_EXTRA='["--virtual-time-budget=12345"]' to use it now

@pirate commented on GitHub (Dec 29, 2025): this is fixed on `dev`, we dont use `virtual-time-budget` by default but you should be able to add it to `CHROME_ARGS_EXTRA='["--virtual-time-budget=12345"]'` to use it now

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[GH-ISSUE #1695] Feature Request: Chrome ARGS cannot be edited by config files at present #1013

What type of suggestion are you making?

What is the problem that your feature request solves?

What is your proposed solution?

What hacks or alternative solutions have you tried to solve the problem?

Share the entire output of the archivebox version command for the current verison you are using.

How badly do you want this new feature?

Mini Survey

Share the entire output of the `archivebox version` command for the current verison you are using.