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* Fixing config_file env to use defaults instead (since its required). Fixes #764 * Changing the read / write to the custom config file one * Adding a config note.
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# Configuration
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The configuration is based on the file
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[defaults.hjson](https://yerbamate.dev/LemmyNet/lemmy/src/branch/main/server/config/defaults.hjson).
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This file also contains documentation for all the available options. To override the defaults, you
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can copy the options you want to change into your local `config.hjson` file.
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To use a different `config.hjson` location than the current directory, set the environment variable `LEMMY_CONFIG_LOCATION`. Make sure you copy the `defaults.hjson` if you do this, otherwise you will be missing settings.
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Additionally, you can override any config files with environment variables. These have the same
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name as the config options, and are prefixed with `LEMMY_`. For example, you can override the
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`database.password` with `LEMMY_DATABASE__POOL_SIZE=10`.
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An additional option `LEMMY_DATABASE_URL` is available, which can be used with a PostgreSQL
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connection string like `postgres://lemmy:password@lemmy_db:5432/lemmy`, passing all connection
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details at once.
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If the Docker container is not used, manually create the database specified above by running the
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following commands:
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```bash
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cd server
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./db-init.sh
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```
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