# /etc/mopidy.conf settings not showing up

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**Created:** [December 1, 2021, 9:00am UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/etc-mopidy-conf-settings-not-showing-up/5234 "2021-12-01T09:00:03Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 9:00am UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/etc-mopidy-conf-settings-not-showing-up/5234/1 "2021-12-01T09:00:03Z")

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Hi,

I’m trying to configure mopidy.

When I run **sudo mopidyctl config** I see all of the settings i want to edit but when I try to edit /etc/mopidy.conf (running mopidy as a service) I do not see any of the settings.

First line of output from sudo mopidyctl config  
Running “/usr/bin/mopidy --config /usr/share/mopidy/conf.d:/etc/mopidy/mopidy.conf config” as user mopidy

I’ve looked at /etc/mopidy/mopidy.conf and /usr/share/mopidy/conf.d/mopidy.conf

For example I’ve added the Mopidy-Iris web extension and see a section for Iris settings ([iris]) but no section like that in any of the mopidy.conf files.

contents of: /usr/share/mopidy/conf.d/mopidy.conf

# This file should not be modified. Everything can be overriden by

# `/etc/mopidy/mopidy.conf`.

[core]  
cache\_dir = /var/cache/mopidy  
config\_dir = /etc/mopidy  
data\_dir = /var/lib/mopidy

[logging]  
format = %(levelname)-8s [%(threadName)s] %(name)s %(message)s  
color = false

Thanks,  
Paul

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**Author:** ![kingosticks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/858c86/32.png) [@kingosticks](https://discourse.mopidy.com/u/kingosticks)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 12:08pm UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/etc-mopidy-conf-settings-not-showing-up/5234/2 "2021-12-01T12:08:09Z")

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Hi, from [Configuration — Mopidy 3.4.2 documentation](https://docs.mopidy.com/en/latest/config/)

> If you want to keep the default value for a config value, you **should not** add it to the config file, but leave it out so that when we change the default value in a future version, you won’t have to change your configuration accordingly.

`mopidyctl config` prints your full _effective_ config. This will be the default values combined with any overrides you add to the config file. If you want to change a particular setting to a non-default value then add it to the config file.

I don’t think I need to mention /usr/share/mopidy/conf.d/mopidy.conf, there is already an extremely clear warning not to modify that file.

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**Post date:** [June 2, 2022, 12:08am UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/etc-mopidy-conf-settings-not-showing-up/5234/3 "2022-06-02T00:08:27Z")

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Closed on June 2, 2022, 12:08am UTC

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