Configuration

The configuration of a Strapi project lives in the /config folder:

Base configurations

From the /config folder, you can find and define the following base configurations:

Configuration topic	File path	Required or optional
Database	`config/database`	Required
Server	`config/server`	Required
Admin panel	`config/admin`	Required
Middlewares	`config/middlewares`	Required
API calls	`config/api`	Optional, used to define some general settings for responses and other REST-related parameters.

Some specific features require additional configuration:

Feature	Location	Required or optional
Plugins	In the `config/plugins` file	Optional if using only built-in plugins with default presets. Required to enable, configure, or disable plugins. Can also be used to configure the Upload plugin (which handles the Media Library feature) and GraphQL.
TypeScript	In `tsconfig.json` for general TypeScript-related configuration In the `config/typescript` file for dedicated TypeScript features specific to Strapi	Required to use TypeScript efficiently
API tokens	In the `config/admin` file	Required if using API tokens for authentication instead of the Users & Permissions plugin
Lifecycle functions	In the `/src/index` file	Optionally used to perform various actions that happen during the server lifecycle. Includes the `register`, `bootstrap`, and `destroy` functions.
Cron jobs	In the `/config/server` file to enable the feature In a dedicated, optional `cron-tasks` file that can be used to declare the jobs	Required to setup CRON jobs for the server.
Environment variables	In dedicated files and folders for the environment (e.g., `config/env/production/server`)	Optionally used to define different environments and their variables.
Single Sign-On (SSO)	In the `config/admin` file	Required to use the Entreprise-only SSO feature if enabled on your project.
Feature flags	In the `config/features` file	Optional for a typical, stable Strapi application.Only required to enable future flags.

The following guides will help you address specific use cases related to the Strapi configuration: