# Config file

**URL:** <https://discourse.mitmproxy.org/t/config-file/371>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [February 20, 2017, 8:46pm UTC](https://discourse.mitmproxy.org/t/config-file/371 "2017-02-20T20:46:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![deadvirus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ba9def/32.png) [@deadvirus](https://discourse.mitmproxy.org/u/deadvirus)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 8:46pm UTC](https://discourse.mitmproxy.org/t/config-file/371/1 "2017-02-20T20:46:32Z")

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I installed mitmproxy from source on fedora 24. It created the certificates but I cant find a config file anywhere. do I create it or does it make it on its own?

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**Author:** ![mhils](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.mitmproxy.org/mhils/32/7_2.png) [@mhils](https://discourse.mitmproxy.org/u/mhils)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2017, 2:02pm UTC](https://discourse.mitmproxy.org/t/config-file/371/2 "2017-02-21T14:02:15Z")

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You have to create one yourself at the location specified in [http://docs.mitmproxy.org/en/stable/config.html](http://docs.mitmproxy.org/en/stable/config.html). Please feel free to open a GitHub issue that this needs to be documented or submit a PR for documentation yourself! 🙂