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:guide-title: Directory Structure
:guide-summary: Understand the purpose of the directories under the installation root
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[[directory-structure]]
= Directory Structure

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== Installation Locations

If you are installing from a zip file then by default there will be an install root directory of `{archivebasename}-{version}`, which can be created anywhere you choose on your filesystem.

`/opt/keycloak` is the root install location for the server in all containerized usage shown for {project_name} including link:{links_server_containers_url}[{links_server_containers_name}], link:{links_getting-started_getting-started-docker_url}[{links_getting-started_getting-started-docker_name}], link:{links_getting-started_getting-started-podman_url}[{links_getting-started_getting-started-podman_name}], link:{links_getting-started_getting-started-kubernetes_url}[{links_getting-started_getting-started-kubernetes_name}], and link:{links_getting-started_getting-started-openshift_url}[{links_getting-started_getting-started-openshift_name}].

NOTE: in the rest of documentation relative paths are understood to be relative to the install root - e.g. `conf/file.xml` means `<install root>/conf/file.xml`

== Directory Structure

Under the {project_name} install root there exists a number of folders:

* *bin/* - contains all the shell scripts for the server, including `kc.sh|bat`, `kcadm.sh|bat`, and `kcreg.sh|bat`
** *client/* - used internally
* *conf/* - directory used for configuration files, including `keycloak.conf` - see link:{links_server_configuration_url}[{links_server_configuration_name}]. Many options for specifying a configuration file expect paths relative to this directory. 
** *truststores/* - default path used by the `truststore-paths` option - see link:{links_server_keycloak-truststore_url}[{links_server_keycloak-truststore_name}] 
* *data/* - directory for the server to store runtime information, such as transaction logs 
** *logs/* - default directory for file logging - see link:{links_server_logging_url}[{links_server_logging_name}]
* *lib/* - used internally
* *providers/* - directory for user provided dependencies - see link:{links_server_configuration-provider_url}[{links_server_configuration-provider_name}] for extending the server and link:{links_server_db_url}[{links_server_db_name}] for an example of add a JDBC driver. 
* *themes/* - directory for customizations to the Admin Console - see https://www.keycloak.org/docs/latest/server_development/#_themes[Developing Themes]


