# Settings profiles
A settings profile is a collection of settings grouped under the same name. Each ClickHouse user has a profile.
To apply all the settings in a profile, set the `profile` setting.
Example:
Install the `web` profile.
``` sql
SET profile = 'web'
```
Settings profiles are declared in the user config file. This is usually `users.xml`.
Example:
```xml
8
1000000000
100000000000
1000000
any
1000000
1000000000
100000
100000000
break
600
1000000
15
25
100
50
2
25
50
100
1
```
The example specifies two profiles: `default` and `web`. The `default` profile has a special purpose: it must always be present and is applied when starting the server. In other words, the `default` profile contains default settings. The `web` profile is a regular profile that can be set using the `SET` query or using a URL parameter in an HTTP query.
Settings profiles can inherit from each other. To use inheritance, indicate the `profile` setting before the other settings that are listed in the profile.
[Original article](https://clickhouse.yandex/docs/en/operations/settings/settings_profiles/)