> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://anaconda.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Configuring conda

noindex: true

If you are familiar with conda and want to use it to install packages, you can configure conda to search a specific set of channels for packages by creating a `.condarc` file in the root directory of your local machine.

<Warning>
  If your organization has configured conda at the *system level* to limit platform users’ access to approved channels and packages only, *this will override your user-level configuration file*! If you are unsure if your organization has a system-level `.condarc` file, speak with your administrator.
</Warning>

The `.condarc` file is a configuration file that tells conda where to look for packages. Here is an example of what your `.condarc` file might look like:

```yaml theme={null}
channels:
  - defaults
default_channels:
  - <CHANNEL_NAME>
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main
```

The channels you specify can be *public* or *private*. Private channels require users to authenticate via `anaconda-enterprise-cli` before they can access packages from them. For more information about channel sharing, see [sharing channels](./channels#sharing-channels).

<CondaChannelPriority />

In this example, conda will look for a requested package in your Workbench channel first, then will look in [https://repo.anaconda.cloud/repo/main](https://repo.anaconda.cloud/repo/main).

For more information regarding the `.condarc` file, see the official [conda documentation](https://docs.conda.io/projects/conda/en/latest/user-guide/configuration/use-condarc.html).