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# Configuration Options

Ways to configure a GridGain.NET node: programmatically in C#, with application or web config files, or with Spring XML.

## Overview

GridGain.NET nodes can be configured in a variety of ways and then started via configuration-specific `Ignition.Start*` methods.

## Configure Programmatically in C\#

Use the `Ignition.Start(IgniteConfiguration)` method to configure an GridGain.NET node from your C# application.

{% code title="Sample C# Configuration" %}

```csharp
Ignition.Start(new IgniteConfiguration
{
    DiscoverySpi = new TcpDiscoverySpi
    {
        IpFinder = new TcpDiscoveryStaticIpFinder
        {
            Endpoints = new[] {"127.0.0.1:47500..47509"}
        },
        SocketTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(0.3)
    },
    IncludedEventTypes = EventType.CacheAll,
    JvmOptions = new[] { "-Xms1024m", "-Xmx1024m" }
});
```

{% endcode %}

## Configure With Application or Web Config Files

`Ignition.StartFromApplicationConfiguration` methods read configuration from `Apache.Ignite.Core.IgniteConfigurationSection` of the app.config or web.config files.

The `IgniteConfigurationSection.xsd` schema file can be found next to Apache.Ignite.Core.dll in the binary distribution, and in `Apache.Ignite.Schema` NuGet package. Include it in your project with `None` build action to enable IntelliSense in Visual Studio while editing `IgniteConfigurationSection` in the config files.

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Configure in app.config" %}

```xml
<configuration>
    <configSections>
        <section name="igniteConfiguration" type="Apache.Ignite.Core.IgniteConfigurationSection, Apache.Ignite.Core" />
    </configSections>

    <runtime>
        <gcServer enabled="true"/>
    </runtime>

    <igniteConfiguration xmlns="http://ignite.apache.org/schema/dotnet/IgniteConfigurationSection" gridName="myGrid1">
        <discoverySpi type="TcpDiscoverySpi">
            <ipFinder type="TcpDiscoveryStaticIpFinder">
                <endpoints>
                    <string>127.0.0.1:47500..47509</string>
                </endpoints>
            </ipFinder>
        </discoverySpi>

        <cacheConfiguration>
            <cacheConfiguration cacheMode='Replicated' readThrough='true' writeThrough='true' />
            <cacheConfiguration name='secondCache' />
        </cacheConfiguration>

        <includedEventTypes>
            <int>42</int>
            <int>TaskFailed</int>
            <int>JobFinished</int>
        </includedEventTypes>

        <userAttributes>
            <pair key='myNode' value='true' />
        </userAttributes>

        <JvmOptions>
          <string>-Xms1024m</string>
          <string>-Xmx1024m</string>
        </JvmOptions>
    </igniteConfiguration>
</configuration>
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Use in C#" %}

```csharp
var ignite = Ignition.StartFromApplicationConfiguration("igniteConfiguration");
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

{% hint style="info" %}
To add the `IgniteConfigurationSection.xsd` schema file to a Visual Studio project go to `Projects` menu and click on `Add Existing Item...` menu item. After that locate `IgniteConfigurationSection.xsd` inside of the Apache Ignite distribution and pick it up. Alternatively, install NuGet package: `Install-Package Apache.Ignite.Schema`. This will add an xsd file to the project automatically. To improve editing, make sure that `Statement Completion` options are enabled in `Tools - Options - Text Editor - XML`.
{% endhint %}

### Ignite Configuration Section Syntax

The configuration section maps directly to `IgniteConfiguration` class:

* Simple properties (strings, primitives, enums) map to XML attributes (attribute name = camelCased C# property name).
* Complex properties map to nested XML elements (element name = camelCased C# property name).
* When a complex property is an interface or abstract class, `type` attribute is used to specify the type, using **assembly-qualified name**. For built-in types (like TcpDiscoverySpi in the code sample above) assembly name and namespace can be omitted.
* When in doubt, consult the schema in `IgniteConfigurationSection.xsd`.

## Configure With Spring XML

Spring XML enables the native java-based Ignite configuration method. A Spring config file can be provided via the `Ignition.Start(string)` method or the `IgniteConfiguration.SpringConfigUrl` property. This configuration method is useful when some Java property is not natively supported by GridGain.NET.

When the `IgniteConfiguration.SpringConfigUrl` property is used, the Spring config is loaded first, and other `IgniteConfiguration` properties are applied on top of it.

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Configure With Spring XML" %}

```xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
       xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
       xmlns:util="http://www.springframework.org/schema/util"
       xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans
                           http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans.xsd
                           http://www.springframework.org/schema/util
                           http://www.springframework.org/schema/util/spring-util.xsd">
    <bean id="grid.cfg" class="org.apache.ignite.configuration.IgniteConfiguration">
        <property name="localHost" value="127.0.0.1"/>
        <property name="gridName" value="grid1"/>
        <property name="userAttributes">
            <map>
                <entry key="my_attr" value="value1"/>
            </map>
        </property>

        <property name="cacheConfiguration">
            <list>
                <bean class="org.apache.ignite.configuration.CacheConfiguration">
                    <property name="name" value="cache1"/>
                    <property name="startSize" value="10"/>
                </bean>
            </list>
        </property>

        <property name="discoverySpi">
            <bean class="org.apache.ignite.spi.discovery.tcp.TcpDiscoverySpi">
                <property name="ipFinder">
                    <bean class="org.apache.ignite.spi.discovery.tcp.ipfinder.vm.TcpDiscoveryVmIpFinder">
                        <property name="addresses">
                            <list>
                                <value>127.0.0.1:47500..47509</value>
                            </list>
                        </property>
                    </bean>
                </property>
                <property name="socketTimeout" value="300" />
            </bean>
        </property>
    </bean>
</beans>
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Use in C#" %}

```csharp
var ignite = Ignition.Start("spring-config.xml");
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

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