# Admin role conflates server admin and board admin

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-role-conflates-server-admin-and-board-admin/155132
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [June 17, 2020, 2:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-role-conflates-server-admin-and-board-admin/155132 "2020-06-17T14:25:33Z")
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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2020, 7:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-role-conflates-server-admin-and-board-admin/155132/6 "2020-06-18T07:06:24Z")

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You can put those settings in the `app.yml` env section and they’ll not be visible in the ux.

Have a look at [Using Object Storage for Uploads (S3 Clones)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-object-storage-for-uploads-s3-clones/148916) for examples. All site settings can be overridden and hidden this way.

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