Default file locations
Each installation flavor of Graylog will place the 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 derivates 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/ |
Elasticsearch​
Note
These are only the most common file locations. Please refer to the Elasticsearch documentation for a comprehensive list of default file locations.
| File system path | |
|---|---|
| Configuration | /etc/elasticsearch |
| JVM settings | /etc/default/elasticsearch |
| Data files | /var/lib/elasticsearch/data |
| Log files | /var/log/elasticsearch/ |
MongoDB​
| File system path | |
|---|---|
| Configuration | /etc/mongod.conf |
| Data files | /var/lib/mongodb/ |
| Log files | /var/log/mongodb/ |
RPM package​
This paragraph covers Graylog installations on Fedora Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS Linux, and other Red Hat Linux derivates installed with 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/ |
Elasticsearch​
Note
These are only the most common file locations. Please refer to the Elasticsearch documentation for a comprehensive list of default file locations.
| File system path | |
|---|---|
| Configuration | /etc/elasticsearch |
| JVM settings | /etc/sysconfig/elasticsearch |
| Data files | /var/lib/elasticsearch/ |
| Log files | /var/log/elasticsearch/ |
MongoDB​
| File system path | |
|---|---|
| Configuration | /etc/mongod.conf |
| Data files | /var/lib/mongodb/ |
| Log files | /var/log/mongodb/ |