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title: Configure
description: Add providers and servers, choose AI models, and set up email, background work, drive limits, legal links and sign-up.
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Most settings are changed by the owner in the dashboard, under **Dashboard**, **System**. A few are fixed at startup and live in the environment. Start with how the two kinds fit together, then set up what your users need.

- [How configuration works](/self-hosting/configure/how-configuration-works): environment settings, dashboard settings and the optional config file.
- [Sign-in providers](/self-hosting/configure/sign-in-providers): OAuth clients for Google, Microsoft and Zoho.
- [Server lists](/self-hosting/configure/server-lists): your own IMAP, CalDAV, S3, WebDAV, FTP, FTPS and SFTP servers.
- [AI models](/self-hosting/configure/ai-models): the LLM behind the assistant and AI features, and the optional decision model.
- [Phishing detection](/self-hosting/configure/phishing-detection): turn on phishing verdicts with a detection backend.
- [Outgoing email](/self-hosting/configure/outgoing-email): how the instance sends sign-in links and invitations.
- [Background work](/self-hosting/configure/background-work): the workflow runner for scheduled sends, snoozes and workflows.
- [Drive transfers](/self-hosting/configure/drive-transfers): direct and relayed transfers, and their limits.
- [Source code link](/self-hosting/configure/source-code-link): `METIS_SOURCE_URL` and what the AGPL asks of you.
- [Terms and privacy links](/self-hosting/configure/terms-and-privacy): ask new accounts to agree to your terms.
- [Sign-up](/self-hosting/configure/sign-up): invite-only or open sign-up.