Default File Locations

Each installation flavor of Graylog will place configuration files into a specific location on the local files system. The goal of this section is to provide a short overview about the most common and most important default file locations.

DEB Package

This paragraph covers Graylog installations on Ubuntu Linux, Debian Linux, and Debian derivatives installed with the DEB package.

Graylog

	File System Path
Configuration	`/etc/graylog/server/server.conf`
Logging configuration	`/etc/graylog/server/log4j2.xml`
Plugins	`/usr/share/graylog-server/plugin`
Binaries	`/usr/share/graylog-server/bin`
Scripts	`/usr/share/graylog-server/scripts`
JVM settings	`/etc/default/graylog-server`
Message journal files	`/var/lib/graylog-server/journal`
Log Files	`/var/log/graylog-server/`

OpenSearch

	File System Path
Configuration	`/etc/opensearch`
JVM settings	`/etc/sysconfig/opensearch`
Data files	`/var/lib/opensearch/data`
Log files	`/var/log/opensearch/`

MongoDB

	File System Path
Configuration	`/etc/mongod.conf`
Data files	`/var/lib/mongodb/`
Log files	`/var/log/mongodb/`

RPM Package

This covers Graylog installations on Fedora Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS Linux, and other Red Hat Linux derivatives installed within the RPM package.

Graylog

	File System Path
Configuration	`/etc/graylog/server/server.conf`
Logging configuration	`/etc/graylog/server/log4j2.xml`
Plugins	`/usr/share/graylog-server/plugin`
Binaries	`/usr/share/graylog-server/bin`
Scripts	`/usr/share/graylog-server/scripts`
JVM settings	`/etc/sysconfig/graylog-server`
Message journal files	`/var/lib/graylog-server/journal`
Log Files	`/var/log/graylog-server/`

OpenSearch

	File System Path
Configuration	`/etc/opensearch`
JVM settings	`/etc/sysconfig/opensearch`
Data files	`/var/lib/opensearch/`
Log files	`/var/log/opensearch/`

MongoDB

	File System Path
Configuration	`/etc/mongod.conf`
Data files	`/var/lib/mongodb/`
Log files	`/var/log/mongodb/`

Default Files for Forwarder Installation (RPM and DEB)

	File System Path
Configuration	`/etc/graylog/forwarder/forwarder.conf`
Message journal files	`/var/lib/graylog-forwarder/data`
JVM settings	`/etc/graylog/forwarder/jvm.options`
Logging settings	`/etc/graylog/forwarder/log4j2.xml`
Log files	`/var/log/graylog-forwarder/forwarder.log`

For more information please refer to the Forwarder.