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To access Graphite settings, hover your mouse over the **Configuration** (gear) icon, then click **Data Sources**, and then click the Graphite data source.
| `Name` | The data source name. This is how you refer to the data source in panels and queries. |
| `Default` | Default data source means that it will be pre-selected for new panels. |
| `URL` | The HTTP protocol, IP, and port of your graphite-web or graphite-api install. |
| `Auth` | Refer to [Authentication]({{< relref "../auth/_index.md" >}}) for more information. |
| `Basic Auth` | Enable basic authentication to the data source. |
| `User` | User name for basic authentication. |
| `Password` | Password for basic authentication. |
| `Custom HTTP Headers` | Click **Add header** to add a custom HTTP header. |
| `Header` | Enter the custom header name. |
| `Value` | Enter the custom header value. |
| `Graphite details` |
| `Version` | Select your version of Graphite. |
| `Type` | Select your type of Graphite. |
Access mode controls how requests to the data source will be handled. Server should be the preferred way if nothing else is stated.
### Server access mode (default)
All requests will be made from the browser to Grafana backend/server which in turn will forward the requests to the data source and by that circumvent possible Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) requirements. The URL needs to be accessible from the Grafana backend/server if you select this access mode.
### Browser access mode
All requests will be made from the browser directly to the data source and may be subject to Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) requirements. The URL needs to be accessible from the browser if you select this access mode.