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Minio server stores all its configuration data in `${HOME}/.minio/config.json` file by default. Following sections provide detailed explanation of each fields and how to customize them. A complete example of `config.json` is available [here](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/minio/minio/master/docs/config/config.sample.json)

## Configuration Directory
The default configuration directory is `${HOME}/.minio`. You can override the default configuration directory using `--config-dir` command-line option. Minio server generates a new `config.json` with auto-generated access credentials when its started for the first time.

```sh
minio server --config-dir /etc/minio /data
```

### Certificate Directory
TLS certificates are stored under ``${HOME}/.minio/certs`` directory. You need to place certificates here to enable `HTTPS` based access. Read more about [How to secure access to Minio server with TLS](http://docs.minio.io/docs/how-to-secure-access-to-minio-server-with-tls).

Following is the directory structure for Minio server with TLS certificates.

```sh
$ tree ~/.minio
/home/user1/.minio
├── certs
│   ├── CAs
│   ├── private.key
│   └── public.crt
└── config.json
```

### Configuration Fields
#### Version
|Field|Type|Description|
|:---|:---|:---|
|``version``|_string_| `version` determines the configuration file format. Any older version will be automatically be migrated to the latest version upon startup. [DO NOT EDIT THIS FIELD MANUALLY]|

#### Credential
|Field|Type|Description|
|:---|:---|:---|
|``credential``| | Auth credential for object storage and web access.|
|``credential.accessKey`` | _string_ | Access key of minimum 5 characters in length. You may override this field with `MINIO_ACCESS_KEY` environment variable.|
|``credential.secretKey`` | _string_ | Secret key of minimum 8 characters in length. You may override this field with `MINIO_SECRET_KEY` environment variable.|

Example:

```sh
export MINIO_ACCESS_KEY=admin
export MINIO_SECRET_KEY=password
minio server /data
```

#### Region
|Field|Type|Description|
|:---|:---|:---|
|``region``| _string_ | `region` describes the physical location of the server. By default it is set to ``. You may override this field with `MINIO_REGION` environment variable. If you are unsure leave it unset.|

Example:

```sh
export MINIO_REGION="my_region"
minio server /data
```

#### Browser
|Field|Type|Description|
|:---|:---|:---|
|``browser``| _string_ | Enable or disable access to web UI. By default it is set to `on`. You may override this field with ``MINIO_BROWSER`` environment variable.|

Example:

```sh
export MINIO_BROWSER=off
minio server /data
```

### Domain
|Field|Type|Description|
|:---|:---|:---|
|``domain``| _string_ | Enable virtual-host-style requests i.e http://bucket.mydomain.com/object|

By default, Minio supports path-style requests which look like http://mydomain.com/bucket/object. MINIO_DOMAIN environmental variable (or `domain` in config.json) can be used to enable virtual-host-style requests. If the request `Host` header matches with `(.+).mydomain.com` then the mattched pattern `$1` is used as bucket and the path is used as object. More information on path-style and virtual-host-style [here](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/dev/RESTAPI.html)

Example:

```sh
export MINIO_DOMAIN=mydomain.com
minio server /data
```

#### Notify
|Field|Type|Description|
|:---|:---|:---|
|``notify``| |Notify enables bucket notification events for lambda computing via the following targets.|
|``notify.amqp``| |[Configure to publish Minio events via AMQP target.](http://docs.minio.io/docs/minio-bucket-notification-guide#AMQP)|
|``notify.mqtt``| |[Configure to publish Minio events via MQTT target.](http://docs.minio.io/docs/minio-bucket-notification-guide#MQTT)|
|``notify.elasticsearch``| |[Configure to publish Minio events via Elasticsearch target.](http://docs.minio.io/docs/minio-bucket-notification-guide#Elasticsearch)|
|``notify.redis``| |[Configure to publish Minio events via Redis target.](http://docs.minio.io/docs/minio-bucket-notification-guide#Redis)|
|``notify.nats``| |[Configure to publish Minio events via NATS target.](http://docs.minio.io/docs/minio-bucket-notification-guide#NATS)|
|``notify.postgresql``| |[Configure to publish Minio events via PostgreSQL target.](http://docs.minio.io/docs/minio-bucket-notification-guide#PostgreSQL)|
|``notify.kafka``| |[Configure to publish Minio events via Apache Kafka target.](http://docs.minio.io/docs/minio-bucket-notification-guide#apache-kafka)|
|``notify.webhook``| |[Configure to publish Minio events via Webhooks target.](http://docs.minio.io/docs/minio-bucket-notification-guide#webhooks)|

## Explore Further
* [Minio Quickstart Guide](https://docs.minio.io/docs/minio-quickstart-guide)