<div class="docbook"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">5.2. Configuration Store Location</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="Java-Broker-Initial-Configuration.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">Chapter 5. Initial Configuration</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="Java-Broker-Initial-Configuration-Initial-Config-Location.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr /></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="Java-Broker-Initial-Configuration-Location"></a>5.2. Configuration Store Location</h2></div></div></div><p> The broker will default to using <a class="link" href="Java-Broker-Initial-Configuration-Configuration-Properties.html" title="5.6. Customising Configuration using Configuration Properties">${qpid.work_dir}</a>/config.json as the path for its configuration store unless
            otherwise instructed. </p><p> The command line argument <span class="emphasis"><em>-sp</em></span> (or
                <span class="emphasis"><em>--store-path</em></span>) can optionally be used to specify a different
            relative or absolute path to use for the broker configuration store: </p><pre class="screen">
$ ./qpid-server -sp ./my-broker-configuration.json
        </pre><p> If no configuration store exists at the specified/defaulted location when the broker
            starts then one will be initialised using the current <a class="link" href="Java-Broker-Initial-Configuration-Initial-Config-Location.html" title="5.3. 'Initial Configuration' Location">'Initial
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