---
title: "Configure serialization"
slug: "configure-serialization"
abstract: "Learn about the settings for configuring serialization."
---
# Configure serialization

You configure serialization in the `App_Config\Sitecore\CMS.Core\Sitecore.Serialization.config` file. The file contains descriptions of all the settings.

This topic describes general settings. [The default serialization format](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/105/sitecore-experience-manager/the-default-serialization-format.html "The default serialization format") and [The YAML serialization format](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/105/sitecore-experience-manager/the-yaml-serialization-format.html "The YAML serialization format") describe configuration settings specific for each format.

| Setting | Description |
| --- | --- |
| SerializationType | Specifies the format of the serialized text files. The default is `default`. Specify `YAML` to use YAML format serialization. |
| SerializationFolder | Specifies the root of the folder structure of the serialization text files. The default is `$(dataFolder)/serialization`. |