---
title: "Server Settings"
source: "https://lmstudio.ai/docs/developer/core/server/settings"
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created: 2026-04-30
description: "Configure server settings for LM Studio API Server"
tags:
  - "clippings"
---
You can configure server settings, such as the port number, whether to allow other API clients to access the server and MCP features.

### Settings information

Server Port: Integer

Port number on which the LM Studio API server listens for incoming connections.

Require Authentication: Switch

Require API clients to provide a valid API token via the `Authorization` header. Learn more in the [Authentication](https://lmstudio.ai/docs/developer/core/authentication) section.

Serve on Local Network: Switch

Allow other devices on the same local network to access the API server. Learn more in the [Serve on Local Network](https://lmstudio.ai/docs/developer/core/server/serve-on-network) section.

Allow per-request MCPs: Switch

Allow API clients to use MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers that are not in your mcp.json. These MCP connections are ephemeral, only existing as long as the request. At the moment, only remote MCPs are supported.

Allow calling servers from mcp.json: Switch

Allow API clients to use servers you defined in your mcp.json in LM Studio. This can be a security risk if you've defined MCP servers that have access to your file system or private data. This option requires "Require Authentication" to be enabled.

Enable CORS: Switch

Enable Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) to allow applications from different origins to access the API.

Just in Time Model Loading: Switch

Load models dynamically at request time to save memory.

Auto Unload Unused JIT Models: Switch

Automatically unload JIT-loaded models from memory when they are no longer in use.

Only Keep Last JIT Loaded Model: Switch

Keep only the most recently used JIT-loaded model in memory to minimize RAM usag