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# Setting global config variables

Anaconda Enterprise provides a secondary config map (named `anaconda-enterprise-env-var-config`) that you can use to configure the platform. Any environment variables that you add to this config map will be available to sessions, deployments and schedules. This is a convenient alternative to using the Anaconda Enterprise CLI, as you can add any variable [supported by conda configuration](https://docs.conda.io/projects/conda/en/latest/user-guide/configuration/use-condarc.html#general-configuration).

1. Log in to Anaconda Enterprise, select the **Menu** icon <Icon icon="user" iconType="regular" /> in the top right corner and click the **Administrative Console** link displayed at the bottom of the slide out window.

2. Click **Manage Resources**.

3. Log in to the Operations Center using the Administrator credentials [configured after installation](../../install/config).

4. Select **Configuration** from the menu on the left.

5. Use the **Config map** drop-down menu to select the `anaconda-enterprise-env-var-config.yml` configuration file. The default config map contains a placeholder only: `ENV_VAR_PLACEHOLDER: foo`.

6. To add an environment variable, replace this placeholder with an actual entry. For example, to configure Anaconda Enterprise to [use a proxy for conda packages](../chan-pkg/proxy), you might add entries that resemble the following:

   ```
   HTTP_PROXY: proxy.url.com:3128
   NO_PROXY: anaconda-test.url.com
   ```

7. Click **Apply** to save your changes.

8. To update Anaconda Enterprise with your changes, restart services by running these commands *on the master node*:

   ```
   sudo gravity enter
   kubectl get pods | grep 'ap-deploy\|ap-workspace' | cut -d' ' -f1 | xargs kubectl delete pods
   ```