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title: Configuration
description: These are the higher-level configuration settings used by the configuration files.  Actions and filters are documented separately. Environment Variables,...
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2870/reference/elasticsearch/curator/configuration
products:
  - Elasticsearch
  - Elasticsearch Curator
---

# Configuration
These are the higher-level configuration settings used by the configuration files.  [Actions](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2870/reference/elasticsearch/curator/actions) and [filters](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2870/reference/elasticsearch/curator/filters) are documented separately.
- [Environment Variables](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2870/reference/elasticsearch/curator/envvars)
- [Action File](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2870/reference/elasticsearch/curator/actionfile)
- [Configuration File](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2870/reference/elasticsearch/curator/configfile)