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# Configure server

> How to configure the serverName property in the Itential Platform properties.json file for server identification.

> **Info**
>
> This information applies to Itential Platform 2023.2 and earlier.

Itential Platform reads `properties.json` at startup to get its basic configuration, including the `serverName` property described below.

## serverName property

> **Warning**
>
> The `serverName` property was deprecated in the 2023.1 release and removed in Platform 6.0. The replacement is `serverId`. For more information, see [Deprecation of the serverName property](/itential-platform/release-notes/breaking-changes/server-name-property-replaced).

Use `serverName` to assign a unique identifying name to each Itential Platform server in your environment.

| Property     | Type   | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| ------------ | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `serverName` | String | A unique name that identifies the server. Any valid string is accepted, but must be unique within the environment. If not provided, defaults to a hashed value derived from the server's MAC address and port. |

> **Note**
>
> The `/status` API returns the name of the server containing the current database. If `serverName` is missing or invalid, `/status` returns a null reference value.

### Sample configurations

```json
"serverName": "ecs-1.example.com"
```

```json
"serverName": "ECSH01234"
```