# Settings

The Settings section contains a wide range of functionality regarding your Solodev environment. **Connected Providers** at the top surfaces core system connections (like your SMTP mail provider) at a glance -- click **View all providers** to see and manage every connection under [Providers](/admin/settings/providers/).

<p><img src="../../images/admin/settings/settings.png" alt="Settings dashboard: Connected Providers, and tiles for Collections, Apps, Layouts, Providers, Permissions, Workflow, Reports, and Branding"></p>

**Name** | **Description** 
:--- | ---
<a href="/admin/settings/collections/">Collections</a> | Generate a category detail page from a page template automatically.
<a href="/admin/settings/apps/">Apps</a> | Add/manage an app or reorganize your left menu. 
<a href="/admin/settings/layouts/">Layouts</a> | Build and manage reusable Page Layouts and Page Components.
<a href="/admin/settings/providers/">Providers</a> | Connect the CMS to outside services (Git hosts, SSO, marketing platforms, AI runtimes, and more).
<a href="/admin/settings/permissions/">Permissions</a> | Manage your users and group permissions.
<a href="/admin/settings/workflow/">Workflow</a> | Add workflows to your forms.
<a href="/admin/settings/reports/">Reports</a> | Check your users activity log.
<a href="/admin/settings/branding/">Branding</a> | Update your branding and update colors.