# Allow an external domain in Capable for Confluence

To let Capable for Confluence reach an external domain directly, a site administrator opens **Global settings**, selects the **Egress** tab, chooses **Add domain**, enters the domain and ticks which kinds of request are allowed, such as **Images** or **Fonts**. Up to 10 domains can be approved.

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## Before you start

| **You need**                    | **Why**                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| ------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| A Confluence site administrator | Global settings is for site administrators only.                                                                                                                                                                       |
| A domain you control or trust   | Approving a domain lets the app reach it directly from Confluence. It is a security decision.                                                                                                                          |
| The latest app version          | If the tab says **Customer-managed egress isn't available yet**, a site administrator first approves the new egress permission under **Connected apps**, **Data management** in the Atlassian Admin Hub, then reloads. |

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## Steps

1. Open **Global settings** for Capable in Confluence administration. You can also select **Open Global Settings** in the **General** section of your Capable settings.
2. Select the **Egress** tab. The **Egress domains** card lists what is approved.
3. Select **Add domain** and type the domain, for example `api.example.com`.
4. Under **Allowed egress types**, tick only what you need: **Images**, **Fetch (client-side)**, **Fetch (backend-side)**, **Frames**, **Media**, **Scripts**, **Styles** or **Fonts**.
5. Select **Add domain** in the dialog. A message confirms **Egress domain added**.

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## What happens next

Capable reaches that domain directly instead of through its proxy. To change what a domain may be used for, use the edit button on its row. To remove it, use the bin button and confirm **Remove**: requests to it go back through the proxy.

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Approve only domains you control or trust, tick only the request types you need, and review the list from time to time.

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## If it does not work

* **Add domain** is greyed out: you have reached the limit of 10 domains. Remove one you no longer need.
* **That domain is already in the list**: edit the existing row instead.
* **Select at least one egress type**: tick at least one box before saving.

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## Related

### [Site settings](https://help.gocapable.com/capable/site-settings.html)

Every Global settings tab, including Egress.

### [Set up Capable for Confluence after installing](https://help.gocapable.com/capable/set-up-capable-for-confluence-after-installing.html)

The first settings to check.

### [Known limitations](https://help.gocapable.com/capable/known-limitations.html)

Behaviour that surprises people.

### [Administering Capable for Confluence](https://help.gocapable.com/capable/administering-capable-for-confluence.html)

All administration guides.

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_Direct, but only where you said so._