# General Settings

The general settings page lets you check your instance's identity and version,
download diagnostic data, forward logs to Vector, and manage early-access
features.

## Organization

Shows your organization's unique identifier.

## Current version

Shows the version of Plakar Control Plane currently running.

## Check for updates

Click **Check now** to verify whether a newer version of Plakar Control Plane is
available. See [Updating Control Plane](../updating-control-plane) for how to
install updates and, where needed, update the underlying deployment
infrastructure.

## Plakar Control Plane logs

Download Plakar Control Plane's own logs for diagnostics and troubleshooting.
Pick a date and click **Download** to get a `.log.gz` file containing that day's
logs.

## Plakar Control Plane database

Download a full dump of the Plakar Control Plane internal database, as `SQL`,
`GZIP`, or `ZIP`. Select the format and click **Download**.

## Vector

Forward Plakar Control Plane logs to a Vector instance you manage. Plakar
Control Plane runs its own internal Vector instance for local log processing;
this setting adds the instance you provide as an additional
[Vector sink](https://vector.dev/docs/reference/configuration/sinks/vector/), so
a copy of the logs is forwarded there rather than replacing local processing.

Enter the target instance's address as `host:port` and click **Update** to
apply.

## UI preview mode

Enable preview mode to access early features. They may be unpolished, but let
you explore them and give feedback before release.

![Plakar Control Plane general settings](../images/general-settings.png)