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title: "TypoScript configuration of modules"
manual: "TYPO3 Explained"
version: "12.4"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:backend-module-typoscript@12.4"
source: "ApiOverview/Backend/BackendModules/ModuleTypoScript.rst"
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# TypoScript configuration of modules {#backend-module-typoscript}

The backend module of an extension can be configured via TypoScript.
The configuration is done
in `module.tx_<lowercaseextensionname>_<lowercasepluginname>` or
in `module.tx_<lowercaseextensionname>`.
If the part `_<lowercasepluginname>` is omitted, then the setting is used
for all backend modules of that extension.

Even in the backend the TypoScript setup is used. The
settings should be done globally and not changed on a per-page basis.
Therefore they are usually set in the file
[EXT:my_extension/ext_typoscript_setup.typoscript](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:ext-typoscript-setup-typoscript@12.4).

See the [toplevel object "module"](https://docs.typo3.org/m/typo3/reference-typoscript/12.4/en-us/TopLevelObjects/Module.html#tlo-module) in the
TypoScript reference for the available options.