# Best way to set up some context on boot
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/best-way-to-set-up-some-context-on-boot/51507
**Category:** General
**Created:** [25 September 2021 11:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/best-way-to-set-up-some-context-on-boot/51507 "2021-09-25T11:32:01Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Calendil](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Calendil)
#### Post date: [25 September 2021 11:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/best-way-to-set-up-some-context-on-boot/51507/1 "2021-09-25T11:32:01Z")
Hello all,
I would like my set up some context at the beginning of a boot.
[start-up-trigger] -----[change]
Is this the best way to do it?
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [25 September 2021 12:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/best-way-to-set-up-some-context-on-boot/51507/2 "2021-09-25T12:20:00Z")
Or if it is something that is fixed (so more like a global constant of some sort, maybe configuration information) then you can put it in functionGlobalContext in settings.js. Alternatively using environment variables might be more appropriate.
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### Author:  [@Calendil](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Calendil)
#### Post date: [25 September 2021 14:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/best-way-to-set-up-some-context-on-boot/51507/3 "2021-09-25T14:40:58Z")
Thank you!
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [24 November 2021 14:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/best-way-to-set-up-some-context-on-boot/51507/4 "2021-11-24T14:41:38Z")
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