# Using git for Ignition project version control

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-git-for-ignition-project-version-control/40964>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition80, perspective\
**Created:** [November 25, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-git-for-ignition-project-version-control/40964 "2020-11-25T19:36:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![alan.s.kinnaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4af34b/32.png) [@alan.s.kinnaman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/alan.s.kinnaman)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2021, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-git-for-ignition-project-version-control/40964/5 "2021-03-09T15:06:22Z")

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Do we just add `-Dignition.projects.scanFrequency=30` at the bottom of the ignition.conf file?

Also, what’s the meaning of the `-D` at the beginning? I noticed this [other forum post](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/controlling-project-file-scanning-without-restarting/42633) that doesn’t include the `-D`.

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