[[overriding-properties-using-placeholders]]
= Overriding Properties Using Placeholders
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A cleaner way to override properties without enabling config first bootstrap is to use property placeholders in the configuration coming from the config server.

For example if the configuration coming from the config server contains the following property

[source,properties]
----
hello=${app.hello:Hello From Config Server!}
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You can override the value of `hello` coming from the config server by setting `app.hello` in your local application configuration

[source,properties]
----
app.hello=Hello From Application!
----

