> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://guide.bocto.octopeeps.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://guide.bocto.octopeeps.com/plugins/guard/guard-settings.md).

# Guard Settings

To get access to the global <mark style="color:blue;">**Guard**</mark> settings, press the `⚙` button on the <mark style="color:$primary;">**Select a Plugin**</mark> page:

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Here, you can set what <mark style="color:purple;">**Bocto**</mark> should do if one of the <mark style="color:blue;">**Guard**</mark> features is triggered:

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## <mark style="color:$primary;">Block messages quietly.</mark>

If this option is disabled, <mark style="color:purple;">**Bocto**</mark> will block the message considered spam and display the corresponding spam type <mark style="color:$danger;">warning message</mark> visible to everyone in the channel:

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If this option is enabled, <mark style="color:purple;">**Bocto**</mark> will block the message considered spam, but won't reveal itself by displaying a <mark style="color:$danger;">warning message</mark>.

## <mark style="color:$primary;">Send logs to admins.</mark>

If this option is enabled, in addition to the <mark style="color:$danger;">warning message</mark> posted in the channel where the spam message is posted, <mark style="color:purple;">**Bocto**</mark> will also post a detailed alert to the <mark style="color:yellow;">**#alerts**</mark> channel it created during the [setup on the server](/getting-started/setup-on-server.md). This option is especially handy if you have enabled the <mark style="color:$success;">Block messages quietly</mark> option.

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