# Settings `Unicorn` stores all settings in a dictionary under the `UNICORN` attribute in the Django settings file. All settings are optional. ```python # settings.py UNICORN = { "MINIMIZE": True, "APPS": ["unicorn"], "SERIAL": { "ENABLED": False, "TIMEOUT": 60, }, "CACHE_ALIAS": "default", } ``` ## APPS Specify the modules to look for components. Defaults to `["unicorn",]`. ## CACHE_ALIAS The alias to use for caching. Only used by the experimental serialization of requests for now. Defaults to `"default"`. ## MINIMIZE Provides a way to control if the minimized version of `unicorn.min.js` is used. Defaults to `!DEBUG`. ## SERIAL Settings for the experimental serialization of requests. Defaults to `{}`. ### ENABLED Whether slow requests to the same component should be queued or not. Defaults to `False`. ### TIMEOUT The number of seconds to wait for a request to finish for additional requests to queue behind it. Defaults to `60`.