When self-hosting Sourcebot, you **must** provide it a config file. This is done by defining a config file in a volume that's mounted to Sourcebot, and providing the path to this
file in the `CONFIG_PATH` environment variable. For example:
```bash icon="terminal" Passing in a CONFIG_PATH to Sourcebot
docker run \
-v $(pwd)/config.json:/data/config.json \
-e CONFIG_PATH=/data/config.json \
... \ # other options
ghcr.io/sourcebot-dev/sourcebot:latest
```
The config file tells Sourcebot which repos to index, what language models to use, and various other settings as defined in the [schema](#config-file-schema).
# Config File Schema
The config file you provide Sourcebot must follow the [schema](https://github.com/sourcebot-dev/sourcebot/blob/main/schemas/v3/index.json). This schema consists of the following properties:
- [Connections](/docs/connections/overview) (`connections`): Defines a set of connections that tell Sourcebot which repos to index and from where
- [Language Models](/docs/configuration/language-model-providers) (`models`): Defines a set of language model providers for use with [Ask Sourcebot](/docs/features/ask)
- [Settings](#settings) (`settings`): Additional settings to tweak your Sourcebot deployment
- [Search Contexts](/docs/features/search/search-contexts) (`contexts`): Groupings of repos that you can search against
# Config File Syncing
Sourcebot syncs the config file on startup, and automatically whenever a change is detected.
# Settings
The following are settings that can be provided in your config file to modify Sourcebot's behavior
