diff --git a/aide.conf b/aide.conf
index 57b15b9..5c978f7 100644
--- a/aide.conf
+++ b/aide.conf
@@ -14,10 +14,37 @@ database_out=file:@@{DBDIR}/aide.db.new.gz
 # Whether to gzip the output to database
 gzip_dbout=yes
 
+# Database attributes to include in report (H = all compiled hashsums, default)
+database_attrs=H
+
+# Add metadata to database (version info, timestamps)
+database_add_metadata=yes
+
+# Warn about unrestricted rules during config check (default: false)
+config_check_warn_unrestricted_rules=false
+
+# Number of workers for parallel processing (default: 1, can use percentage)
+num_workers=1
+
 # Default.
 log_level=warning
 report_level=changed_attributes
 
+# Report format (plain or json)
+report_format=plain
+
+# Group files in report by added/removed/changed
+report_grouped=yes
+
+# Summarize changes in report
+report_summarize_changes=yes
+
+# Don't report if no differences found
+report_quiet=no
+
+# Report encoding (base64 is default, base16 available)
+report_base16=no
+
 report_url=file:@@{LOGDIR}/aide.log
 report_url=stdout
 #report_url=stderr