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# Configuration

### Linux

![Collector Configuration](https://docs.siff.io/install/download-collector-yml.png)

The collector must be configured to connect to SIFF and, in particular, your organization instance within the SIFF Platform.

1. Within the Admin app, browse to the *Setup* page -> *Collector Setup* tab
2. Click the *Download collector.yml* button to download the Collector configuration for your environment.
3. Copy this file onto the Collector system in the installation directory: `/opt/siff/`
4. Update file ownership (as root): `chown siff:siff /opt/siff/collector.yml`
5. Restart the Collector service (as root): `service siff-collector start`

### Windows

The collector must be configured to connect to SIFF and, in particular, your organization instance within the SIFF Platform.

1. Within the Admin app, browse to the *Setup* page -> *Collector Setup* tab
2. Click the *Download collector.yml* button to download the Collector configuration for your environment.
3. Copy this file onto the Collector system in the installation directory: `C:\Program Files\siff\`
4. Restart the Collector service.

#### MacOS

The collector must be configured to connect to SIFF and, in particular, your organization instance within the SIFF Platform.

1. Within the Admin app, browse to the *Setup* page -> *Collector Setup* tab
2. Click the *Download collector.yml* button to download the Collector configuration for your environment.
3. Copy this file onto the Collector system in the installation directory: `/Applications/siff/`
4. Restart the Collector service.