> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://nobit.gitbook.io/docs/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://nobit.gitbook.io/docs/setting-up/translation.md).

# Translating the map

Change every word the map shows, without touching any code.

Every piece of text on the map lives in one plain file:

```
web/build/locale/en.json
```

Open it in any text editor. It looks like this:

```json
{
  "search": {
    "placeholder": "Search the map…"
  },
  "route": {
    "remaining": "Remaining",
    "feet": "ft",
    "miles": "mi"
  }
}
```

Change the text on the **right** of each colon — never the words on the left, and never remove the quotes or the commas. Save the file and restart the resource (`restart nobit_map`).

{% hint style="success" %}
**A partial translation is safe.** Anything you leave out stays in English, and a translation you wrote for an older version still works after an update. So you can translate ten lines today and the rest next week.
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="warning" %}
This file is not the server config. Settings like the map key and colours are in `config.lua` — see [Configuration](/docs/setting-up/configuration.md).
{% endhint %}