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# Configuring Element (optional)
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By default, this playbook installs the [Element](https://github.com/vector-im/riot-web) Matrix client web application.
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If that's okay, you can skip this document.
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## Disabling Element
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If you'd like for the playbook to not install (or to uninstall the previously installed Element), you can disable it in your configuration file (`inventory/host_vars/matrix.<your-domain>/vars.yml`):
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```yaml
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matrix_client_element_enabled: false
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```
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## Configuring Element settings
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The playbook provides some customization variables you could use to change Element's settings.
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Their defaults are defined in [`roles/matrix-client-element/defaults/main.yml`](../roles/matrix-client-element/defaults/main.yml) and they ultimately end up in the generated `/matrix/element/config.json` file (on the server). This file is generated from the [`roles/matrix-client-element/templates/config.json.j2`](../roles/matrix-client-element/templates/config.json.j2) template.
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**If there's an existing variable** which controls a setting you wish to change, you can simply define that variable in your configuration file (`inventory/host_vars/matrix.<your-domain>/vars.yml`) and [re-run the playbook](installing.md) to apply the changes.
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Alternatively, **if there is no pre-defined variable** for an Element setting you wish to change:
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- you can either **request a variable to be created** (or you can submit such a contribution yourself). Keep in mind that it's **probably not a good idea** to create variables for each one of Element's various settings that rarely get used.
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- or, you can **extend and override the default configuration** ([`config.json.j2`](../roles/matrix-client-element/templates/config.json.j2)) by making use of the `matrix_client_element_configuration_extension_json_` variable. You can find information about this in [`roles/matrix-client-element/defaults/main.yml`](../roles/matrix-client-element/defaults/main.yml).
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- or, if extending the configuration is still not powerful enough for your needs, you can **override the configuration completely** using `matrix_client_element_configuration_default` (or `matrix_client_element_configuration`). You can find information about this in [`roles/matrix-client-element/defaults/main.yml`](../roles/matrix-client-element/defaults/main.yml).
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## Themes
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To change the look of Element, you can define your own themes manually by using the `matrix_client_element__settingDefaults_custom_themes` setting.
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Or better yet, you can automatically pull it all themes provided by the [aaronraimist/element-themes](https://github.com/aaronraimist/element-themes) project by simply flipping a flag (`matrix_client_element_themes_enabled: true`).
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If you make your own theme, we encourage you to submit it to the **aaronraimist/element-themes** project, so that the whole community could easily enjoy it.
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Note that for a custom theme to work well, all Element instances that you use must have the same theme installed.
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