title: Configure a running Zettelstore
role: manual
tags: #configuration #manual #zettelstore
syntax: zmk
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copyright: (c) 2020-present by Detlef Stern <ds@zettelstore.de>
created: 20210126175322
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lang: en
license: EUPL-1.2-or-later
modified: 20260206162141
published: 20260206162141
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You can configure a running Zettelstore by modifying the special zettel with the ID [00000000000100](00000000000100).
This zettel is called *configuration zettel*.
The following metadata keys change the appearance / behavior of Zettelstore.
Some of them can be overwritten in a [user zettel](00001010040200), a subset of those may be overwritten in the zettel that is currently used.
See the full list of [metadata that may be overwritten](00001004020200).