# Configuring Fabricate

The following provide information about how to set up the required Fabricate components. The setup for most components includes configuring environment variables in **.env** file.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>PostgreSQL database</strong><br><br>PostgreSQL database for the main Fabricate application container.</td><td><a href="/pages/uUY2wx2uOV8k65grS4Mi">/pages/uUY2wx2uOV8k65grS4Mi</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Redis database</strong><br><br>Redis for cache and background tasks queue.</td><td><a href="/pages/GPvb9cPebsB199X3Qjdy">/pages/GPvb9cPebsB199X3Qjdy</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Cloud storage</strong><br><br>S3-compatible storage for generated datasets, PDF files</td><td><a href="/pages/Em8ovZWJI5ZhiHVaWAoU">/pages/Em8ovZWJI5ZhiHVaWAoU</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Admin email address</strong><br><br>Email address for user feedback and Admin console access.</td><td><a href="/pages/zi47gedVSuva0sez2oAL">/pages/zi47gedVSuva0sez2oAL</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Sign-in options</strong><br><br>Enable SSO sign-in through GitHub, Google, or Microsoft Entra ID.</td><td><a href="/pages/0tX0KYKR7LED3Sm1lT1m">/pages/0tX0KYKR7LED3Sm1lT1m</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>SMTP server</strong><br><br>For user invitations, notifications and password reset emails.</td><td><a href="/pages/tbZzd1kZWtGQ1fGez3TB">/pages/tbZzd1kZWtGQ1fGez3TB</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>LLM provider</strong><br><br>Configure model provider for Data Agent AI features.</td><td><a href="/pages/p9zHpTQ8x4ADxkX5jCp1">/pages/p9zHpTQ8x4ADxkX5jCp1</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Load balancer</strong><br><br>Set up a HTTP/s load balancer for your Fabricate instance.</td><td><a href="/pages/dtB8BEaf2tiCh1T0j03d">/pages/dtB8BEaf2tiCh1T0j03d</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>PDF sidecar</strong><br><br>Secure isolated container for generating and displaying PDF files.</td><td><a href="/pages/grLJcUuEz4JH0kUDttUr">/pages/grLJcUuEz4JH0kUDttUr</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Login attempts limit</strong><br><br>Configure login attempts limit for your Fabricate instance.</td><td><a href="/pages/Eo4dfByOX9tGGrzruEiT">/pages/Eo4dfByOX9tGGrzruEiT</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>


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