Important Files and Directories
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This page describes important files and directories that should be used for configuration and backup purposes.
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The term <installdir> in the following table refers to the directory where Codebeamer is installed. The files and the directories in the <installdir> are essential to the core functionalities of Codebeamer. PTC recommends testing any changes in a non-production environment first, and backing up the files and the directories before doing any modifications.
Path
Description
<installdir>/bin
This directory contains startup and stop scripts on Linux.
<installdir>/tomcat/bin
This directory contains startup and stop scripts on Windows.
<installdir>/tomcat/conf/server.xml
This file can be used to configure Tomcat.
<installdir>/tomcat/webapps/cb/WEB-INF/classes/log4j2.xml
This file configures the logging of Codebeamer and the used software components.
<installdir>/tomcat/logs
This directory contains the Codebeamer log files.
<installdir>/repository/access/.htaccess
This file is generated by Codebeamer and used by Apache for Subversion user/password authentication.
<installdir>/repository/access/acl.svn
This file is generated by Codebeamer and used by Apache Subversion module for role/account authorization on Subversion repositories and directories.
<installdir>/repository/search
This directory contains the search indexes of Codebeamer. The required disk space depends on the total size of all tracker items and documents, the number of their revisions, and the size of all attachments.
<installdir>/repository/docs
This directory contains all Codebeamer documents and attachments. The required disk space depends on the total size of all documents, the number of their revisions, and the size of all attachments.
<installdir>/repository/git
This directory contains all managed Git repositories. The required disk space depends on the total size of all Git repositories.
<installdir>/repository/hg
This directory contains all managed Mercurial (hg) repositories. The required disk space depends on the total size of all Mercurial repositories.
<installdir>/repository/svn
This directory contains all managed Subversion (svn) repositories. The required disk space depends on the total size of all Subversion repositories.
<installdir>/tomcat/webapps/cb/scmloop.zip
This file contains the SCMLoop distribution archive for custom SCM configurations.
<installdir>/repository/scmloop
This directory contains the SCMLoop application configuration files related to the locally installed Codebeamer instance.
<installdir>/repository/reports
This directory contains temporary directories and files used during export to Word. It requires write permission and must not be read-only.
<installdir>/repository/tmp
This directory contains temporary files.
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