# 5. Functional configuration

### Before you start

* You must have first completed all the required steps in [Installation](/v1.6/setup/3.-installation.md), particularly:&#x20;

[4.2 Set-up your own, local, country configuration](/v1.6/setup/3.-installation/3.2-set-up-your-own-country-configuration.md)

[4.3 Set-up a server-hosted environment](/v1.6/setup/3.-installation/3.3-set-up-a-server-hosted-environment.md)

* Only a National System Admin can configure these settings
* They are provisioned independently for every environment you are hosting: Staging, QA & Production.  You may want to make a new factory reset backup when you are finished to make it easier to deploy to new environments.&#x20;

This section introduces the configuration steps that your National System Admin will be required to do: &#x20;

1. Configure the application settings
2. Configure registration time periods and fees
3. Create system users


---

# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://documentation.opencrvs.org/v1.6/setup/4.-functional-configuration.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.
