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title: "Configuring search and item bucket scalability"
slug: "configuring-search-and-item-bucket-scalability"
abstract: "Contains the settings related to search and item bucket scalability"
---
# Configuring search and item bucket scalability

This topic explains the settings related to search and item bucket scalability in the following configuration files:

- `Sitecore.Buckets.config`
- `Sitecore.ContentSearch.Solr.DefaultIndexConfiguration.config`
- `Web.config`

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<summary><h2>Sitecore.Buckets.config</h2></summary>

The `Sitecore.Buckets.config` file contains the following settings which you can use to improve the scalability of your Sitecore solution:

| Setting | Description | Example |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `BucketTriggerCount` | If you enable the `AutoBucket` events, this setting specifies the maximum number of children that an item can have before it is automatically converted into an item bucket. | `<setting name="BucketConfiguration.BucketTriggerCount" value="100"/>`<br><br>This setting means that when an item has 100 children, Sitecore asks if you want to automatically convert this item into an item bucket. |
| `BucketTemplateId` | Specifies the template of a folder item that contains all the hidden bucketable items as the GUID of the new folder item. We recommend you use the default value. | `<setting name="BucketConfiguration.BucketTemplateId" value="{ADB6CA4F-03EF-4F47-B9AC-9CE2BA53FF97}" />` |
| `SecuredItems` | This setting determines what happens to search results that are returned when a user does not have permission to access them. The available options are "hide" and "blur". | `<setting name="BucketConfiguration.SecuredItems" value="hide"/>` |

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