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 Managing General Configuration
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 Emmanuel Venisse
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 Oct 11 2007
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Managing General Configuration

    The first time you start Continuum, you will see the 'General Configuration' page. This page is preconfigured with default values.

[../images/configuration.png] General Configuration

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| Working Directory               | The directory where all projects will be checked out |
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| Build Output Directory          | The directory where all build output will be stored |
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| Release Output Directory        | The directory where all release output will be stored |
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| Deployment Repository Directory | The directory where generated maven2 artifacts will be stored. This directory will be respect a repository structure. It is independant of the maven deploy phase |
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| Base URL                        | The base Continuum URL. This URL is used in notifications |
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| Number of Allowed Builds in Parallel | The number of build queues that will be utilized to build projects. This allows concurrent checkouts and builds of multiple projects. Available since version 1.3.1. |
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| Enable Distributed Builds       | When checked, this Continuum instance will delegate all builds to configured agents. |
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| Shared Secret Password          | The pre-shared key (PSK) between the master and all configured agents. The PSK will need to be copied to all configured agents. |
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    You can modify values or keep defaults then save. 

    Although Continuum defaults to storing its data within the installation, it is a best practice to separate the
    installation and data directories.

    These values can be pre-configured in continuum.xml.  Make sure that Continuum is not running when editing this file.

    You can modify values at a later time with the following steps:

    [[1]] Login to Continuum with an Administrator account

    [[1]] Click the <<Configuration>> link under the <<Administration>> section

[../images/configuration-menu.png] General Configuration Menu

    [[1]] Click the <<Edit>> button