# Gateway Settings configuration control **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [May 12, 2021, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-settings-configuration-control/46635 "2021-05-12T16:06:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![stan.cook](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/stan.cook/32/10553_2.png) [@stan.cook](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/stan.cook)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-settings-configuration-control/46635/1 "2021-05-12T16:06:31Z")
Is it possible to export Gateway settings? Or do they exist as a readable file somewhere? I want to do some configuration control and if they are available I have missed it. Other suggestions welcome on the root issue of maintaining a working system. ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-settings-configuration-control/46635/2 "2021-05-12T16:08:08Z")
Gateway settings are generally stored inside the internal DB. It’s technically readable because it’s just a SQLite DB, but not sure if it’s going to satisfy whatever you’re trying to do. ---
**Author:** ![stan.cook](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/stan.cook/32/10553_2.png) [@stan.cook](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/stan.cook)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2021, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-settings-configuration-control/46635/3 "2021-05-13T17:42:24Z")
I was hoping for xml, but this should work if - a) I could find it, and b) I can actually access it in a meaningful way I saw some file that _might_ be the database, but none for sure. This is a Windows installation. There are settings (like in Identify Providers, DB connections, OPC connections that I want to document better and maintain some history on. Cut and paste from the screen is not making me happy. ---
**Author:** ![rdsherrod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@rdsherrod](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rdsherrod)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2025, 12:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-settings-configuration-control/46635/4 "2025-05-08T00:11:32Z")
Picking this thread up again. I was looking at the SQLite db file today and it’s human readable technically yes but is there a reporting function for gateway configuration may be missing? I am attempting to document configuration without screenshots or transcribing configuration into a word document. ---
**Author:** ![Leor\_Fishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@Leor\_Fishman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Leor_Fishman)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2025, 12:25am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-settings-configuration-control/46635/5 "2025-05-08T00:25:39Z")
Option a) wait for 8.3 when this is all json Option b) write a converter for the sqlite DB and gateway xml ---
**Author:** ![rdsherrod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@rdsherrod](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rdsherrod)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2025, 12:40am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-settings-configuration-control/46635/6 "2025-05-08T00:40:04Z")
I don’t have time to wait for 8.3 any longer so I will probably walk down the converter route. Just wanted see if I was missing anything before I walked down this path. ---
**Author:** ![hunterdg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/hunterdg/32/67774_2.png) [@hunterdg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hunterdg)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2025, 7:26am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-settings-configuration-control/46635/7 "2025-05-08T07:26:20Z")
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