From cc21e0e62cde3c628cd4b7529ae28ad4e27612ec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jan Eitzinger <jan@moebiusband.org>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 07:38:19 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Make json the default checkpoint format

---
 pkg/metricstore/config.go | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/pkg/metricstore/config.go b/pkg/metricstore/config.go
index 69ee3563..1efee61a 100644
--- a/pkg/metricstore/config.go
+++ b/pkg/metricstore/config.go
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ type MetricStoreConfig struct {
 // Accessed by Init(), Checkpointing(), and other lifecycle functions.
 var Keys MetricStoreConfig = MetricStoreConfig{
 	Checkpoints: Checkpoints{
-		FileFormat: "avro",
+		FileFormat: "json",
 		RootDir:    "./var/checkpoints",
 	},
 	Cleanup: &Cleanup{