# Confusion on Bootstrap mode

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/confusion-on-bootstrap-mode/64081>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Tags:** bootstrap-mode\
**Created:** [June 7, 2017, 5:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/confusion-on-bootstrap-mode/64081 "2017-06-07T05:59:44Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 7, 2017, 5:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/confusion-on-bootstrap-mode/64081/1 "2017-06-07T05:59:44Z")

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I read these posts about Bootstrap mode. It makes sense but I’m not clear on something.

> [@What is Bootstrap Mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-bootstrap-mode/58462/):
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> I am the admin of a new forum which has been technically setup for me. I have a fair knowledge of the possibilities and settings in Discourse after reading through the forum and I have to say, I’m very excited about it! As an admin I get the message about Bootstrap Mode every time I visit. Which is OK. I know it’s an admin-only message. What I don’t get is what Bootstrap Mode exactly is. What does it do and why? Why is it a part of Discourse and what are the positive effects of it? I can’t real…

> [@How to re-enable bootstrap mode?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-re-enable-bootstrap-mode/62520):
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> I failed to increase bootstrap mode min users before I reached the default of 50 users. I increased it to 100 and expected that that would automatically re-enable bootstrap mode until the new number of users is reached, but apparently this is not the case as new users are all TL0. How can I re-enable bootstrap mode?

What I’m not clear on is:

1. We are self-hosted
2. I have upped Bootstrap mode from the normal 50
3. In our config, the default user trust level is set to 0
4. Our test users are signing up but I see their trust level is at 0 instead of 1

Note: I do not see the admin message that Bootstrap mode is on  
Do I need to run the console command line to turn on boostrap mode since I don’t see the admin message at the top?

So do I set the default trust level to 1 and then after we pass our threshold it will auto change to 0? Or do I leave it at 0 but the system auto sets the users to trust level 1?

Thanks in advance

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