---
title: "Desktop managed resources"
---
<PlanAvailability slug="all-commercial" />

The Mattermost desktop app supports managed resources. A managed resource can be any service available on the same hostname using the same protocol as the Mattermost server.

<Note>

Using this feature requires a <code>custom build of the Mattermost desktop app \</deployment-guide/desktop/distribute-a-custom-desktop-app\></code>.

</Note>

Add the path of a managed resource to your configuration file. When selected, it opens as a pop-up window in the Mattermost desktop app.

In addition to customizing the Mattermost Desktop App, the [Managed Resource Paths](/administration-guide/configure/environment-configuration-settings#managed-resource-paths) setting on the Mattermost server must be configured.

In the below example we add the managed resource `/video`.

``` text
[...]
managedResources: ['trusted', 'video'],
[...]
```

Here are two example server URLs each with valid and invalid managed resource URLs:

- Mattermost server: `https://mattermost.my.org`
  - A valid video service: `https://mattermost.my.org/video`
  - A valid conference service: `https://mattermost.my.org/conference`
  - An invalid video service using a different protocol: `http://mattermost.my.org/video`
  - An invalid conference service having a different origin: `https://conference.my.org`
- Mattermost server: `https://my.org/mattermost`
  - A valid video service: `https://my.org/video`
  - A valid conference service: `https://my.org/conference`
  - An invalid video service using a different protocol: `http://my.org/video`
  - An invalid conference service having a different origin: `https://conference.my.org`