Confluence Docs 3.0 : Confluence Home Directory This page last changed on Aug 07, 2008 by smaddox. Often in the documentation, you'll see a reference to the 'Confluence Home directory'. ## What is the Confluence Home Directory? The Confluence Home directory is the folder where Confluence stores its configuration information, search indexes and page attachments. If you're using the embedded HSQLDB database supplied for evaluation purposes, the database files are also stored in this directory. Tip: Another term for 'Home directory' would be 'data directory'. You can also read about the contents of the Home directory. ## Finding the Confluence Home Directory The location of the Confluence Home directory is defined when you install Confluence. This location is stored in a configuration file called `confluence-init.properties`, which is located inside the `confluence/WEB-INF/classes` directory in your Confluence Installation directory. When Confluence first starts up, it reads the `confluence-init.properties` file to determine where to look for the Home directory. ##### RELATED TOPICS Confluence Installation Directory Important Directories and Files The Embedded HSQLDB Database

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