URL: https://fixed.docs.upsun.com/add-services.md
# Add services
Upsun Fixed includes many services, so you don't have to subscribe to external cache or search engine services.
Because the services are included in your project, you can manage them through Git
and they're backed up together with the rest of your project.
Your project defines the services configuration in a file named `.platform/services.yaml`.
If you don't need any services (such as for a static website), you don't need to include this configuration. Read on to see how to add services.
## Add a service
Adding a service is a two-step process.
### 1. Configure the service
All service configuration happens in the `.platform/services.yaml` file in your Git repository.
Configure your service in the following pattern:
```yaml {location=".platform/services.yaml"}
# The name of the service container. Must be unique within a project.
SERVICE_NAME:
type:
