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# Configuration [configuration]

These are the higher-level configuration settings used by the configuration files.  [Actions](/reference/actions.md) and [filters](/reference/filters.md) are documented separately.

* [Environment Variables](/reference/envvars.md)
* [Action File](/reference/actionfile.md)
* [Configuration File](/reference/configfile.md)

