> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.getcollate.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Preferences > Overview of the platform-wide settings under Settings > Preferences, including branding, email, security, search, lineage, and profiler defaults. # Preferences **Preferences** is the section of Settings where admins configure platform-wide behavior: * How the interface looks * How the platform sends email * How search and lineage behave by default * How the profiler computes metrics Unlike Teams, Roles, or Services, none of these settings are scoped to a single team, connector, or asset. A change here takes effect for every user on the instance the next time they load the relevant page, so it's worth understanding what a setting does before changing it, not just where to find it. ## How to Access Navigate to **Settings** > **Preferences**. Navigate to Preferences Every item under Preferences requires **Admin** access. Non-admin users don't see the Preferences menu at all, so if a teammate reports they can't find these settings, that's expected unless they've been made an admin. ## What's in Preferences The table below lists every setting under Preferences, in the order it appears in the product: what each one does, what you accomplish by configuring it, and a link to the full guide. | Setting | What It Does | What You Accomplish | Guide | | :------------------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Theme** | Sets a custom logo, monogram, favicon, and brand color palette | Makes Collate feel like an internal tool built for your organization, not an off-the-shelf product | [Theme and Branding](/how-to-guides/admin-guide/preferences/theme-and-branding) | | **Email** | Configures the SMTP server used to send notification, invite, and alert emails | Ensures invited teammates and automated alerts actually reach an inbox | [Email](/how-to-guides/admin-guide/preferences/email) | | **Collate URL** | Sets the base URL used to build links inside outgoing emails | Keeps every link in a notification email pointing at the right instance | [Email](/how-to-guides/admin-guide/preferences/email#collate-url) | | **Login Configuration** | Sets the failed-login lockout threshold and JWT session expiry | Balances brute-force protection against how often users are asked to sign back in | [Login Configuration](/how-to-guides/admin-guide/preferences/login-configuration) | | **Health Check** | Reports live status of the database, search index, migrations, and related dependencies | Gives you one place to check before troubleshooting an issue anywhere else | [Health Check](/how-to-guides/admin-guide/preferences/health-check) | | **Profiler Configuration** | Sets which profiler metrics run by default, per data type | Gives every new profiler workflow a consistent, already-tuned starting point | [Profiler Configuration](/how-to-guides/admin-guide/preferences/profiler-configuration) | | **Search** | Sets search relevance, ranking, and per-asset-type field weighting | Controls what surfaces first when anyone searches, platform-wide | [Search Configuration Settings](/how-to-guides/admin-guide/search-configuration-settings) | | **Lineage** | Sets the default upstream/downstream depth and lineage view mode | Balances how much context loads by default against keeping the graph readable | [Lineage](/how-to-guides/admin-guide/preferences/lineage) | | **Data Asset Rules** | Sets platform-wide metadata validation rules assets must satisfy | Enforces metadata quality standards across every asset automatically | [Data Asset Rules](/how-to-guides/admin-guide/data-asset-rules) | | **Learning Resources** | Sets in-product learning content shown to end users | Surfaces onboarding material to new users without them having to go looking for it | [Learning Resources](/how-to-guides/admin-guide/learning-resources) | | **Ingestion Runners** | Lists registered Hybrid Runners: status, logs, and the default runner | Lets you manage and troubleshoot runners from the UI, without infrastructure access | [Ingestion Runners](/how-to-guides/admin-guide/preferences/ingestion-runners) | | **App Mode** | Sets which app mode (Classic or AI) new users land in | Controls the first impression Collate makes on every new teammate you invite | [App Mode](/how-to-guides/admin-guide/preferences/app-mode) | Custom Logo and Theme aren't separate settings. They're two panels on the same **Theme** page in the product. For more information about customizing your logo, favicon, and color palette, see [Theme and Branding](/how-to-guides/admin-guide/preferences/theme-and-branding).