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title: Package Configuration and Releases Guide
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## Introduction
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ContentDB will read configuration files in your package when doing several
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tasks, including package and release creation. This page details how you can use
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this to your advantage.
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## .conf files
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### What is a content .conf file?
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Every type of content can have a `.conf` file that contains the metadata.
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The filename of the `.conf` file depends on the content type:
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* `mod.conf` for mods.
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* `modpack.conf` for mod packs.
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* `game.conf` for games.
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* `texture_pack.conf` for texture packs.
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The `.conf` uses a key-value format, separated using equals. Here's a simple example:
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name = mymod
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description = A short description to show in the client.
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### Understood values
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ContentDB understands the following information:
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* `description` - A short description to show in the client.
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* `depends` - Comma-separated hard dependencies.
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* `optional_depends` - Comma-separated soft dependencies.
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* `min_minetest_version` - The minimum Minetest version this runs on, see [Min and Max Minetest Versions](#min_max_versions).
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* `max_minetest_version` - The maximum Minetest version this runs on, see [Min and Max Minetest Versions](#min_max_versions).
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and for mods only:
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* `name` - the mod technical name.
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## Controlling Release Creation
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### Git-based Releases and Submodules
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ContentDB can create releases from a Git repository.
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It will include submodules in the resulting archive.
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Simply set VCS Repository in the package's meta to a Git repository, and then
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choose Git as the method when creating a release.
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### Automatic Release Creation
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The preferred way is to use [webhooks from GitLab or GitHub](/help/release_webhooks/).
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You can also use the [API](/help/api/) to create releases.
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### Min and Max Minetest Versions
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<a name="min_max_versions" />
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When creating a release, the `.conf` file will be read to determine what Minetest
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versions the release supports. If the `.conf` doesn't specify, then it is assumed
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that it supports all versions.
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This happens when you create a release via the ContentDB web interface, the
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[API](/help/api/), or using a [GitLab/GitHub webhook](/help/release_webhooks/).
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Here's an example config:
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name = mymod
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min_minetest_version = 5.0
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max_minetest_version = 5.3
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Leaving out min or max to have them set as "None".
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### Excluding files
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When using Git to create releases,
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you can exclude files from a release by using [gitattributes](https://git-scm.com/docs/gitattributes):
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.* export-ignore
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sources export-ignore
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*.zip export-ignore
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This will prevent any files from being included if they:
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* Beginning with `.`
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* or are named `sources` or are inside any directory named `sources`.
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* or have an extension of "zip".
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