# Configuration Options

There are three type of config files: config settings, global settings and authentication settings.

{% content-ref url="configuration-options/authentication" %}
[authentication](https://script-ware.gitbook.io/cyberdrop-dl/dev/reference/configuration-options/authentication)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="configuration-options/global-settings" %}
[global-settings](https://script-ware.gitbook.io/cyberdrop-dl/dev/reference/configuration-options/global-settings)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="configuration-options/settings" %}
[settings](https://script-ware.gitbook.io/cyberdrop-dl/dev/reference/configuration-options/settings)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% hint style="info" %}
**Global Settings** and **Authentication Settings** are "global". They apply to *all* config settings. You can set them once and never touch them again.
{% endhint %}

Each config setting will be setup by default to have a separate `URLs.txt` files and separate log files.