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title: Swag Config
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# SWAG Configuration :simple-icons-linuxserver:

Configuring the Secure Web Application Gateway has a lot of options and potential. It is primarily used to have one gateway for all your services hosted through two ports. Assuming you've used the Docker Compose file, you should be able to view and edit all the configuration files through `/home/[USER]/appdata/swag`. This location now has multiple places you can go.

1. `/home/[USER]/appdata/swag/nginx` - This holds all of the webserver configuration files, this is where you will go when adding a new application/service.
   - `/home/[USER]/appdata/swag/nginx/proxy-confs` - This is where all the reverse proxy magic happens, and will likely be the most used folder.
   - `/home/[USER]/appdata/swag/nginx/site-confs` - If you want to host a static site using SWAG, this is the conf file that you will modify to make it function.
::: tip
Highly recommend learning how NGINX :logos-nginx: conf files work.
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   - The files in this nginx directory are all usually not touched, but used for the rest of configuration to connect Authelia :simple-icons-authelia: to SWAG :simple-icons-linuxserver: for logins.
2. `/home/[USER]/appdata/swag/etc/letsencrypt` - This holds all the relevant data for your SSL certificates using Let's Encrypt :simple-icons-letsencrypt:. The current certificates are in the "*live*" folder, under the domain name folder.
3. `/home/[USER]/appdata/swag/dns-conf` - This holds the API keys or access information in order for SWAG to setup Let's Encrypt :simple-icons-letsencrypt: certificates or other DNS :material-symbols-dns-outline: information. There are many providers available, however, Cloudflare will most likely be used. In order for a SSL Certificate to be issued, you will have to set this up.
4. `/home/[USER]/appdata/swag/www` - This folder holds all of the static site stuff, if you decide to make a static site, you can host it through SWAG's configurations. This does take some patience, as getting the stuff exactly right is a bit tricky.

See [How do I add a new application to my stack?](/faq.md#how-do-i-add-a-new-application-to-my-stack) for more information as to how to use the SWAG proxy-confs folder to add a new application to your hosting repertoire.