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Profiles and Databases

Profiles

Every setting in OpsLog is per-profile: station identity, CAT, lookup, QSL defaults, awards display, antennas, and which logbook to use. Create one profile per callsign / station / event.

Switch or manage profiles in Settings. The active profile decides which logbook your QSOs go to.

Config vs. logbook — two different stores

Store What Where
Config settings, profiles, rigs/antennas, cluster nodes, lookup cache, award lists, QSL templates always the local SQLite file under data/
Logbook your QSOs where the active profile points — local SQLite or shared MySQL

Keeping config local means the UI is instant even when the logbook is a far-away MySQL server.

Shared MySQL logbook (multi-operator)

Point a profile's logbook at a MySQL database so several operators run one log — e.g. a multi-op special-event call. Configure the host / database / credentials in the profile's database settings.

This is also what powers Multi-Operator Live Status (each instance heartbeats its activity into a live_status table).

Backups

Optional database + ADIF backup at shutdown (Settings → Backup). Regardless, copying the data/ folder backs up your config and local logbook. See Settings and Data.