sails/docs/concepts/Globals/DisablingGlobals.md

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# Disabling globals

Sails determines which globals to expose by looking at [`sails.config.globals`](https://sailsjs.com/documentation/reference/configuration/sails-config-globals), which is conventionallly configured in [`config/globals.js`](https://sailsjs.com/documentation/anatomy/config/globals.js).

To disable all global variables, just set the setting to `false`:

```js
// config/globals.js
module.exports.globals = false;
```

To disable _some_ global variables, specify an object instead, e.g.:

```js
// config/globals.js
module.exports.globals = {
  _: false,
  async: false,
  models: false,
  services: false
};
```

### Notes

> + Bear in mind that none of the globals, including `sails`, are accessible until _after_ sails has loaded.  In other words, you won't be able to use `sails.models.user` or `User` outside of a function (since `sails` will not have finished loading yet.)

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