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 The Grafana back-end has a number of configuration options that can be
 specified in a `.ini` configuration file or specified using environment variables.
 
+> **Note.** Grafana needs to be restarted for any configuration changes to take effect.
+
 ## Comments In .ini Files
 
 Semicolons (the `;` char) are the standard way to comment out lines in a `.ini` file.