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# Setting up a Content Server

*Article Topics:* [*Content*](/getting-started/common-topics/content.md)*,* [*Sets*](/getting-started/common-topics/sets.md)

1\) Navigate to the **Servers** tab of the **Content Management Admin**

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2\) Select "Add Content Server" at the top right of the page.

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3\) Insert the following required details

* **Name** - A Custom Name for your Content Server.
* **Server Type** - The type of server you will run for delivering your content.
  * Apache Signed Expiring URLs
  * Apache (with no restrictions on Content URLs)
  * Mojohost CDN
* **Server Location** - The location of the Content Server relative to the NATS Server.
  * Local to NATS Server
  * MojoHost Object Store
* **Document Root -** The file path on the server to the document root for the content server.
* **Domain -** The full URL for the content server.

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Depending on the **Server Type** you have selected, additional parameters may be needed.

* **URL Hash Secret** - The hash secret that will be used to sign URLs.
* **URL Expiration Seconds** - The number of seconds each URL should be valid for before expiring.

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4\) Select the "Add" button at the bottom of the page to add your **Content Server** to the CMS.

5\) Configure the Local Content Directory

Now that you have created a new Content Server in the CMS, you will need to ensure that the NATS cms\_data directory is available in the location of the newly created content server's content directory. This can be completed by simply creating a symlink.

Example:

```
ln -s /home/cmsdemo/nats/cms_data /home/cmsdemo/content/www
```

## Viewing Content Server Details

Details regarding your **Content Server** can be viewed in the Servers tab of the Content Management Admin by selecting the Content Server.

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