--- schema_version: "1" id: 0df0c734d4e6ba4b2f21b12c5ec708a31d7b73191ccab72fb9bc7c2c794a1c77 title: Managing Properties collection: mulesoft version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/mulesoft/current/en-us/hybrid-standalone/managing-properties-hybrid.md canonical_url: https://docs.mulesoft.com/hybrid-standalone/managing-properties-hybrid source_site: docs.mulesoft.com content_type: documentation content_hash: 1b1051111863e413978ce4cc263b36e9d3a3dda90fd57f2732e413a803f81334 description: MuleSoft Documentation Site latest: true --- --- product: Hybrid Standalone Runtimes --- # Managing Properties > For the full documentation index, see: https://docs.mulesoft.com/llms.txt Manage application properties for your Mule applications deployed to hybrid standalone instances through centralized configuration management, enabling dynamic property updates, environment-specific settings, and secure property handling across your infrastructure. ## Overview Runtime Manager offers comprehensive property management for applications deployed to hybrid standalone instances. Use Runtime Manager to: - Define and manage application properties centrally through Runtime Manager - Override application-bundled properties without redeployment - Configure environment-specific settings for different deployment stages - Secure sensitive configuration data through encrypted property storage - Manage properties across individual servers, server groups, and clusters ### Property Management Approaches - **Properties Files**: Include property placeholder YAML files in application deployment archives - **Runtime Manager Properties**: Override and manage properties through the Runtime Manager console - **System Variables**: Configure properties at deployment time using Java system environment variables - **External Configuration**: Use external property sources for advanced configuration management ### Property Precedence Properties defined in Runtime Manager take precedence over application-bundled properties, enabling environment-specific configuration without modifying application code. ## Property Security Runtime Manager implements comprehensive security measures for property management: - Transmission Security: All property values are encrypted over HTTPS during transmission between Runtime Manager and Mule runtime. - Storage Security: Properties are encrypted when stored in the Runtime Manager internal database. - Access Control: Property values are displayed only through the Runtime Manager Settings page with appropriate permissions. - Audit Trail: Property modifications are tracked for compliance and security auditing. > [!IMPORTANT] Modifying properties after application deployment requires restarting the application > and any associated server groups or clusters to apply changes. ## Add Application Properties by Using a Properties File Include property placeholder YAML files in your deployable application archive to provide default configuration values. For comprehensive property file configuration guidance, see [Configuring Properties](https://docs.mulesoft.com/mule-runtime/latest/configuring-properties). Mule runtime engine loads file-based properties during application initialization. ## Manage Properties Through Runtime Manager Runtime Manager provides a centralized interface to configure and manage application properties. This capability supports environment-specific configuration without requiring application code changes. ### Add Application properties in Runtime Manager To configure properties, open the property management interface for your deployed application: 1. From Anypoint Platform, select **Runtime Manager**. 2. Click the **Applications** tab. 3. Click the **Status** column to display the details pane. 4. Click **Manage Application**. 5. On the **Settings** page, click the **Properties** tab. ![\*Properties\* tab, \*Key\* and \*Value\* fields, and \*…​\* menu on the \*Settings\* page](/mulesoft/current/en-us/hybrid-standalone/_images/rtm-manage-props.png) Figure 1. The screenshot shows (**1**) the **Properties** tab, (**2**) the **Key** and **Value** fields, and (**3**) the **…​** menu on the application **Settings** page. ### Property Configuration Operations To create properties: 1. Enter the property name in the **Key** field. 2. Enter the property value in the **Value** field. 3. Click **Save** > **Redeploy Application**. To modify existing properties: 1. Locate the property in the properties list. 2. Click the **…​** menu for property-specific actions. 3. Select **Edit** to modify the property value. 4. Click **Save** > **Redeploy Application**. To delete properties: 1. Locate the property in the properties list. 2. Click the **…​** menu for the target property. 3. Select **Delete** to remove the property. 4. Click **Save** > **Redeploy Application**. > [!IMPORTANT] All property changes require application redeployment to take effect. Plan property > modifications during appropriate maintenance windows to minimize service disruption. ## Advanced Property Configuration Methods These are some alternative methods for overriding app properties: - Configure an external location to add property placeholders or secure property placeholder files to override properties. - Set Java system environment variables at deployment time to override properties. To do this, deploy the app using this command: mule -M-Dsecret.key=toSecretPassword -M-Denv=prod -M-Ddb.password=secretPassword -app myApp.zip In this case, the system stores the input values only in memory. Because these values are never saved to a file, you must provide them for every command execution. ## See Also - [Deploying Mule Apps to Hybrid Standalone Instances](https://docs.mulesoft.com/hybrid-standalone/deploying-apps-hybrid-standalone) - [Managing Mule Apps Deployed to Hybrid Standalone Instances](https://docs.mulesoft.com/hybrid-standalone/managing-apps-hybrid-standalone) - [Managing Schedulers](https://docs.mulesoft.com/hybrid-standalone/managing-schedulers-hybrid) - [Monitoring Mule Apps Deployed to Hybrid Standalone Instances](https://docs.mulesoft.com/hybrid-standalone/monitoring-apps-hybrid-standalone) - [Creating Alerts for Mule Apps Deployed to Hybrid Standalone](https://docs.mulesoft.com/hybrid-standalone/creating-alerts-hybrid-apps) - [Managing Hybrid Standalone Instances](https://docs.mulesoft.com/hybrid-standalone/managing-hybrid-standalone)