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# PaLM 2 Configuration

## Global Access Configuration

To give everyone using your instance of unsaged access to Google's PaLM 2 models like Bard, set the following environment variables:

```sh title="apps/web/.env.local"
PALM_API_KEY=your_palm_api_key
```

## Advanced Configuration

See [PaLM Environment Variables](/docs/model-providers/palm#environment-variables) for a full list of environment variables that can be set to configure PaLM models.
