# How to re-enable bootstrap mode?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-re-enable-bootstrap-mode/62520
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** bootstrap-mode
**Created:** [May 11, 2017, 2:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-re-enable-bootstrap-mode/62520 "2017-05-11T14:55:58Z")
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### Author: ![tophee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tophee/32/73406_2.png) [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2017, 3:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-re-enable-bootstrap-mode/62520/7 "2017-06-07T15:21:42Z")

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In retrospect, I actually think that the better solution is to

> [@Confusion on Bootstrap mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/confusion-on-bootstrap-mode/64081/2):
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> simply avoid using bootstrap mode for now and simple use “default trust level”, set it to 1, when you feel your community is bootsrapped enough set it back to 0.

> [@Confusion on Bootstrap mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/confusion-on-bootstrap-mode/64081/3):
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> And if you want to mimic bootstrap mode even better you can set default email digest frequency to daily.

because

> [@fefrei](#):
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> you also need to manually bump the default trust level setting

plus: you also need to manually set the `default email digest frequency`.

So, ultimately, the only thing that re-enabling bootstrapping mode in the shell will do is to rest these settings automatically when the user count is reached. So you might as well do that manually based on when you think the time is right.

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