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# Configure User Registration

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## Explanation

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## The Recipe

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### Public Permissions

- Public
  - Gets create permissions for users collection
  - Custom Access Permissions: Public must create users with username, password, etc...

Here, you may need to add some details about the expected result before moving on to Part 2 (if you have a part 2).

### New User Permissions

- New User
  - users: custom update permissions on $CURRENT_USER so user can change name and password.
  - Set permissions for other collections
    - show one collection, using custom access permissions
    - Repeat as desired

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