<commit_before>---
description: Configuring the notary client, server and signer.
keywords:
- docker, notary, notary-client, notary-server, notary server, notary-signer, notary signer
title: Notary signer configuration file
---

This document is for those who are [running their own Notary service](../running_a_service.md) who
want to specify custom options.

## Overview

Notary signer [requires environment variables](signer-config.md#environment-variables-required-if-using-mysql)
to encrypt private keys at rest. It also requires a configuration file, the path to which is
specified on the command line using the `-config` flag.

Here is a full signer configuration file example; please click on the top level JSON keys to<commit_msg>Update signer-config.md<commit_after>---
description: Configuring the notary client, server and signer.
keywords: docker, notary, notary-client, notary-server, notary server, notary-signer, notary signer
title: Notary signer configuration file
---

This document is for those who are [running their own Notary service](../running_a_service.md) who
want to specify custom options.

## Overview

Notary signer [requires environment variables](signer-config.md#environment-variables-required-if-using-mysql)
to encrypt private keys at rest. It also requires a configuration file, the path to which is
specified on the command line using the `-config` flag.

Here is a full signer configuration file example; please click on the top level JSON keys to
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