diff --git a/Configuration-overview.md b/Configuration-overview.md index 436aaac..1fd4623 100644 --- a/Configuration-overview.md +++ b/Configuration-overview.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ ## Configuration methods -In vaultwarden, you can perform configuration either via environment variables or an [[admin page|Enabling-admin-page]] (which writes settings to a `config.json` file under your data directory). It's important to note that each setting in `config.json` overrides the corresponding environment variable setting (if it exists). For example, if you set the environment variable `DOMAIN=https://bitwarden.example.com`, but your `config.json` includes `"domain": "https://bw.example.com"`, then vaultwarden will generate various links based on what's in the config file (`https://bw.example.com`). +In vaultwarden, you can perform configuration either via environment variables or an [[admin page|Enabling-admin-page]] (which writes settings to a `config.json` file under your data directory). It's important to note that each setting in `config.json` overrides the corresponding environment variable setting (if it exists). For example, if you set the environment variable `DOMAIN=https://bitwarden.example.com`, but your `config.json` includes `"domain": "https://vw.example.com"`, then vaultwarden will generate various links based on what's in the config file (`https://vw.example.com`). A common source of confusion is enabling the admin page (which creates the `config.json` file), changing some settings via the admin page (which sets the corresponding values in `config.json`), then later trying to change those settings via environment variable (which doesn't work because `config.json` overrides env vars). To avoid this confusion, it's highly recommended to stick to one configuration method or the other; that is, configure entirely via environment variables, or entirely via `config.json` (whether using the admin page or editing `config.json` directly).