---
title: "Preloading Client Side Server Details"
slug: "preloadingclientsideserverdetails"
updated: 2023-08-23T00:37:02Z
published: 2023-08-23T00:37:02Z
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Preloading Client Side Server Details

It is possible to pre-define the list of servers and their settings for a client to read.

If the **ServerAddresses.xml** file exists at **%appdata%\12dSynergy**folder, the 12d Synergy Client application will attempt to read it at startup. This is part of the roaming user profile for each user.

Note that this will only ADD a new server or UPDATE the existing server(s). If a previously added server is not found in the file, it will not be removed from the list of servers.

### 1.1. XML file format to Preload the Server

```custom
<!-- 
    the root element has an attribute of Add, which can be either Always or NewDatabase
    this determines whether the system should always read the file, or only when it's a new Local Database
-->
<Servers Add="AlwaysOrNewDatabase">

   <Server>
      <Name>Server Name</Name>
      <Guid>ServerGuid</Guid> <!-- the Server GUID can be found in your administrative console. if you are connecting to a third party server, please ask the administrator of the remote system -->
      <UseAsDefault>TrueOrFalse</UseAsDefault> <!-- whether or not this server should be the default server when opening the application -->
      <Addresses>
        <!-- you can have one or two addresses at this level - one for local, one for remote -->
        <Address> 
	      <ServerAddress>MyServerAddress</ServerAddress>
          <FileReplicationServerAddress>OptionalFRSAddress</FileReplicationServerAddress>
          <IsLocal>TrueOrFalse</IsLocal>
        </Address>
      </Addresses>
   </Server>
</Servers>
```

### 1.2. A sample file for Adding one Server with both, Local and Remote Addresses, with an FRS for the Remote Server

```custom
<Servers Add="Always">
  <Server>
     <Name>My Synergy Server</Name>
     <Guid>2A7816C6-DDA6-4F08-A608-47FCEA4839D1</Guid>
     <Addresses>
        <Address>
            <ServerAddress>MyLocalServer</ServerAddress>
            <IsLocal>True</IsLocal>
        </Address>
        <Address>
            <ServerAddress>Synergy.MyCompany.com</ServerAddress>
            <FileReplicationServerAddress>FRS.MyCompany.com</FileReplicationServerAddress>
            <IsLocal>False</IsLocal>
        </Address>        
     </Addresses>
  </Server>
</Servers>
```