# App.ini changes not reflecting

**URL:** <https://forum.gitea.com/t/app-ini-changes-not-reflecting/10973>\
**Category:** Install/Maintain/Configure\
**Created:** [March 17, 2025, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/app-ini-changes-not-reflecting/10973 "2025-03-17T19:10:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![gabi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f07891/32.png) [@gabi](https://forum.gitea.com/u/gabi)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2025, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/app-ini-changes-not-reflecting/10973/1 "2025-03-17T19:10:55Z")

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I just discovered that the default config for Gitea is to allow unencumbered user signups without approval. I get that this is free and I appreciate that, but it’s advertised as a solution for a custom private git server and yet is wide open upon install? Ok.

Anyway, I’m posting because even though my config summary notes that my app.ini is in `/{CustomPath}/conf/app.ini`, there is no such file. And when I make one and add `DISABLE_REGISTRATION = true`, it still allows registrations.

Not sure what config file the install (which is from source) is pulling from or how to turn this off. Any help would be much appreciated!