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# configuration.ini

The `configuration.ini` config file, located at `/etc/squirro/configuration.ini` configures the workings of the configuration service.

> **Warning**
>
> This configuration file is not used in Squirro 3.3.3 and later. See [Configuration Service](../config-service.md#admin-config-service) for instructions on defining these values.

## Sections

The configuration file is split up into one section per data type - `bool`, `int` or `string`.

**bool**

| Option | Description | Default Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| frontend.userapp.signup | Signup form. When False, the form can still be used if the URL is known. | true |
| frontend.userapp.sso-disable-user-edit | Disable user management functionality, which is useful when Squirro is integrated with a Single-SignOn (SSO) system. Enabling this, disables the following functionality: - Setting of profile information (name / email) - Setting of password in user profile - Management of users in “Server” space | false |
| frontend.performance | Enable frontend performance logging | false |
| frontend.new_relic | Enable new relic logging (needs frontend.performance to be enabled) | false |
| frontend.userapp.item-keyword-edit | Enable keyword/facet/tags edit in Explore Mode (Admin mode for Result List Widget) | false |

**int**

| Option | Description | Default Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| frontend.userapp.paste-filter-threshold | Deprecated. That setting is no longer functional and has no effect. | 10 |

**string**

| Option | Description | Default Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| frontend.date.short | Format for short dates (result lists) | timeago |
| frontend.date.long | Format for long dates (result lists) | calendar |
| frontend.userapp.contact | Email address for support contact in the help drop-down | [support@squirro.com](mailto:support@squirro.com) |
| frontend.userapp.mainDocumentation | Link to the Squirro documentation in the help drop-down | [http://go.squirro.com/docs](http://go.squirro.com/docs) |

## Restart Service

After changing any of the configuration.ini options, you need to run the following two commands:

```bash
sudo systemctl restart sqconfigurationd
sudo systemctl restart redis-server-cache
```