# Configuration file

**URL:** <https://forum.gitea.com/t/configuration-file/3901>\
**Category:** Install/Maintain/Configure\
**Created:** [October 10, 2021, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/configuration-file/3901 "2021-10-10T23:13:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![SerenityDevelopment](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/serenitydevelopment/32/1696_2.png) [@SerenityDevelopment](https://forum.gitea.com/u/SerenityDevelopment)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2021, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/configuration-file/3901/1 "2021-10-10T23:13:21Z")

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Is there a guide for altering the configuration file so I can enable registration, require email authentication post-registration, etc?

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**Author:** ![techknowlogick](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/techknowlogick/32/4706_2.png) [@techknowlogick](https://forum.gitea.com/u/techknowlogick)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 12:25am UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/configuration-file/3901/2 "2021-10-11T00:25:11Z")

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yes, please see `REGISTER_EMAIL_CONFIRM` in [Config Cheat Sheet - Docs](https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/config-cheat-sheet/#service-service)

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**Author:** ![SerenityDevelopment](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/serenitydevelopment/32/1696_2.png) [@SerenityDevelopment](https://forum.gitea.com/u/SerenityDevelopment)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/configuration-file/3901/3 "2021-10-11T17:17:15Z")

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Thank you very much.