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updated config options with config path details

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Scott Anderson 2020-06-18 19:22:07 -06:00
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3. Settings defined in a configuration file
### InfluxDB configuration file
When `influxd` starts, it checks for a **`config.yaml` in the current working directory**.
To customize the file name or path of the configuration file, set the `INFLUXD_CONFIG_PATH`
environment variable to the custom name or path.
InfluxDB supports YAML, TOML, and JSON configuration files.
When `influxd` starts, it checks for a file named `config.*` (the file extension
depends on the syntax) **in the current working directory**.
To customize the file path of the configuration file, set the `INFLUXD_CONFIG_PATH`
environment variable to your custom path.
On startup, `influxd` will check for a `config.*` in the `INFLUXD_CONFIG_PATH`.
InfluxDB supports **YAML** (`.yaml`, `.yml`), **TOML** (`.toml`), and **JSON** (`.json`) configuration files.
##### Example configuration file
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