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Configuration Files
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This section describes configuration files that ZoneMinder users beyond the various Web UI options.
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.. _replacement_for_options_path:
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System Path Configurations
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At one point of time, ZoneMinder stored various system path configurations under the Web UI (``Options->Paths``). This was removed a few versions ago and now resides in a configuration file. The motivation for this change can be read in `this discussion <https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/pull/1908>`__.
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Typically, path configurations now reside in ``/etc/zm``.
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Here is an example of the file hierarchy:
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/etc/zm
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├── conf.d
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│ ├── 01-system-paths.conf
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│ ├── 02-multiserver.conf
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│ └── README
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├── objectconfig.ini # optional
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├── zm.conf
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└── zmeventnotification.ini #optional
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The roles of the files are as follows:
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* ``zm.conf`` contains various base configuration entries. You should not edit this file as it may be overwritten on an upgrade.
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* ``zmeventnotification.ini`` is only present if you have installed the ZoneMinder Event Server.
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* ``objectconfig.ini`` is only present if you have installed the machine learning hooks for the Event Server.
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* ``conf.d`` contains additional configuration items as follows:
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* ``01-system-paths.conf`` contains all the paths that were once part of ``Options->Paths`` in the Web UI. You should not edit this file as it may be overwritten on an upgrade
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* ``02-multiserver.conf`` file consists of custom variables if you are deploying ZoneMinder in a multi-server configuration (see :doc:`/installationguide/multiserver`)
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* ``03-custom.conf`` is an custom config file that I created to override specific variables in the path files. **This is the recommended way to customize entries**. Anything that you want to change should be in a new file inside ``conf.d``
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Timezone Configuration
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Earlier versions of ZoneMinder relied on ``php.ini`` to set Date/Time Zone. This is no longer the case. You can (and must) set the Timezone via the Web UI, starting ZoneMinder version 1.34. See :ref:`here <timezone_config>`.
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Database specific configuration
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.. todo:: do we really need to have this section? Not sure if its generic and not specific to ZM
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While the ZoneMinder specific database config entries reside in ``/etc/zm/zm.conf`` and related customizations discussed above, general database configuration items can be tweaked in ``/etc/mysql`` (or whichever path your DB server is installed)
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