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+# Preferences <a id="preferences"></a>
+
+Preferences are settings a user can set for their account only,
+for example the language and time zone.
+
+Preferences can be stored either in a MySQL or in a PostgreSQL database. The database must be configured.
+
+## Configuration <a id="preferences-configuration"></a>
+
+The preference configuration backend is defined in the global [config.ini](03-Configuration.md#configuration-general-global) file.
+
+You have to define a [database resource](04-Resources.md#resources-configuration-database)
+which will be referenced as resource for the preferences storage.
+
+You need to add the following section to the global [config.ini](03-Configuration.md#configuration-general-global) file
+in order to store preferences in a database.
+
+```
+[global]
+config_resource = "icingaweb_db"
+```