# Adding users to the developers table

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-users-to-the-developers-table/277657
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 3, 2023, 10:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-users-to-the-developers-table/277657 "2023-09-03T22:51:19Z")
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It is controlled by the `developer_emails` global setting, the `developers` table or the `DISCOURSE_DEVELOPER_EMAILS` Docker env var.

> [@Understanding user statuses, roles, and permissions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-user-statuses-roles-and-permissions/35171/1):
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> **Storage** : controlled via the `developer_emails` global setting or the `developers` table, in Docker install use the env var `DISCOURSE_DEVELOPER_EMAILS` to specify an email list of users who are developers.

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