diff --git a/internal/config/schema.go b/internal/config/schema.go
index bf8cf2b..7408b86 100644
--- a/internal/config/schema.go
+++ b/internal/config/schema.go
@@ -119,20 +119,95 @@ var configSchema = `
   "required": ["apiAllowedIPs"]
 	}`
 
-var clustersSchema = `
+var uiConfigSchema = `
 	{
-      "type": "array",
-      "items": {
-        "type": "object",
-        "properties": {
-          "name": {
-            "description": "The name of the cluster.",
-            "type": "string"
-          },
-          "metricDataRepository": {
-            "description": "Type of the metric data repository for this cluster",
+  "type": "object",
+  "properties": {
+    "jobList": {
+      "description": "Job list defaults. Applies to user- and jobs views.",
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "usePaging": {
+          "description": "If classic paging is used instead of continuous scrolling by default.",
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "showFootprint": {
+          "description": "If footprint bars are shown as first column by default.",
+          "type": "boolean"
+        }
+      },
+      "required": ["usePaging", "showFootprint"]
+    },
+    "nodeList": {
+      "description": "Node list defaults. Applies to node list view.",
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "usePaging": {
+          "description": "If classic paging is used instead of continuous scrolling by default.",
+          "type": "boolean"
+        }
+      },
+      "required": ["usePaging"]
+    },
+    "jobView": {
+      "description": "Job view defaults.",
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "showPolarPlot": {
+          "description": "If the job metric footprints polar plot is shown by default.",
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "showFootprint": {
+          "description": "If the annotated job metric footprint bars are shown by default.",
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "showRoofline": {
+          "description": "If the job roofline plot is shown by default.",
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "showStatTable": {
+          "description": "If the job metric statistics table is shown by default.",
+          "type": "boolean"
+        }
+      },
+      "required": ["showFootprint"]
+    },
+    "metricConfig": {
+      "description": "Global initial metric selections for primary views of all clusters.",
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "jobListMetrics": {
+          "description": "Initial metrics shown for new users in job lists (User and jobs view).",
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "minItems": 1
+          }
+        },
+        "jobViewPlotMetrics": {
+          "description": "Initial metrics shown for new users as job view metric plots.",
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "minItems": 1
+          }
+        },
+        "jobViewTableMetrics": {
+          "description": "Initial metrics shown for new users in job view statistics table.",
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "minItems": 1
+          }
+        },
+        "clusters": {
+          "description": "Overrides for global defaults by cluster and subcluster.",
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": {
             "type": "object",
             "properties": {
+              "name": {
+                "description": "The name of the cluster.",
               "kind": {
                 "type": "string",
                 "enum": ["influxdb", "prometheus", "cc-metric-store", "cc-metric-store-internal", "test"]
@@ -140,60 +215,157 @@ var clustersSchema = `
               "url": {
                 "type": "string"
               },
-              "token": {
-                "type": "string"
+              "subClusters" {
+                "description": "The array of overrides per subcluster.",
+                "type":"array",
+                "items": {
+                  "type": "object",
+                  "properties": {
+                    "name": {
+                      "description": "The name of the subcluster.",
+                      "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    "jobListMetrics": {
+                      "description": "Initial metrics shown for new users in job lists (User and jobs view) for subcluster.",
+                      "type": "array",
+                      "items": {
+                        "type": "string",
+                        "minItems": 1
+                      }
+                    },
+                    "jobViewPlotMetrics": {
+                      "description": "Initial metrics shown for new users as job view timeplots for subcluster.",
+                      "type": "array",
+                      "items": {
+                        "type": "string",
+                        "minItems": 1
+                      }
+                    },
+                    "jobViewTableMetrics": {
+                      "description": "Initial metrics shown for new users in job view statistics table for subcluster.",
+                      "type": "array",
+                      "items": {
+                        "type": "string",
+                        "minItems": 1
+                      }
+                    }
+                  },
+                  "required": ["name"],
+                  "minItems": 1
+                }
               }
             },
-            "required": ["kind","url"]
-          },
-          "filterRanges": {
-            "description": "This option controls the slider ranges for the UI controls of numNodes, duration, and startTime.",
-            "type": "object",
-            "properties": {
-              "numNodes": {
-                "description": "UI slider range for number of nodes",
-                "type": "object",
-                "properties": {
-                  "from": {
-                    "type": "integer"
-                  },
-                  "to": {
-                    "type": "integer"
-                  }
-                },
-                "required": ["from", "to"]
-              },
-              "duration": {
-                "description": "UI slider range for duration",
-                "type": "object",
-                "properties": {
-                  "from": {
-                    "type": "integer"
-                  },
-                  "to": {
-                    "type": "integer"
-                  }
-                },
-                "required": ["from", "to"]
-              },
-              "startTime": {
-                "description": "UI slider range for start time",
-                "type": "object",
-                "properties": {
-                  "from": {
-                    "type": "string",
-                    "format": "date-time"
-                  },
-                  "to": {
-                    "type": "null"
-                  }
-                },
-                "required": ["from", "to"]
-              }
-            },
-            "required": ["numNodes", "duration", "startTime"]
+            "required": ["name", "subClusters"],
+            "minItems": 1
           }
         },
-        "required": ["name", "metricDataRepository", "filterRanges"],
-        "minItems": 1
-      }}`
+        "required": ["jobListMetrics", "jobViewPlotMetrics", "jobViewTableMetrics"]
+      }
+    },
+    "plotConfiguration": {
+      "description": "Initial settings for plot render options.",
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "colorBackground": {
+          "description": "If the metric plot backgrounds are initially colored by threshold limits.",
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "plotsPerRow": {
+          "description": "How many plots are initially rendered in per row. Applies to job, single node, and analysis views.",
+          "type": "integer"
+        },
+        "lineWidth": {
+          "description": "Initial thickness of rendered plotlines. Applies to metric plot, job compare plot and roofline.",
+          "type": "integer"
+        },
+        "colorScheme": {
+          "description": "Initial colorScheme to be used for metric plots.",
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      "required": ["colorBackground", "plotsPerRow", "lineWidth"]
+    }
+  }`
+
+var clustersSchema = `
+  {
+    "type": "array",
+    "items": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "name": {
+          "description": "The name of the cluster.",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "metricDataRepository": {
+          "description": "Type of the metric data repository for this cluster",
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {
+            "kind": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "enum": ["influxdb", "prometheus", "cc-metric-store", "test"]
+            },
+            "url": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "token": {
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          },
+          "required": ["kind", "url"]
+        },
+        "filterRanges": {
+          "description": "This option controls the slider ranges for the UI controls of numNodes, duration, and startTime.",
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {
+            "numNodes": {
+              "description": "UI slider range for number of nodes",
+              "type": "object",
+              "properties": {
+                "from": {
+                  "type": "integer"
+                },
+                "to": {
+                  "type": "integer"
+                }
+              },
+              "required": ["from", "to"]
+            },
+            "duration": {
+              "description": "UI slider range for duration",
+              "type": "object",
+              "properties": {
+                "from": {
+                  "type": "integer"
+                },
+                "to": {
+                  "type": "integer"
+                }
+              },
+              "required": ["from", "to"]
+            },
+            "startTime": {
+              "description": "UI slider range for start time",
+              "type": "object",
+              "properties": {
+                "from": {
+                  "type": "string",
+                  "format": "date-time"
+                },
+                "to": {
+                  "type": "null"
+                }
+              },
+              "required": ["from", "to"]
+            }
+          },
+          "required": ["numNodes", "duration", "startTime"]
+        }
+      },
+      "required": ["name", "metricDataRepository", "filterRanges"],
+      "minItems": 1
+    }
+  }`