# File locations

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To ensure that Redis Software functions properly, be careful with the files in the application directories. If you modify or delete the application files, Redis Software might not work as expected.


## Application directories

The directories that Redis Software installs into are:

| **Path** | **Description** |
|------------|-----------------|
| /opt/redislabs | Main installation directory for all Redis Software binaries |
| /opt/redislabs/bin | Binaries for all the utilities for command-line access and management, such as [`rladmin`](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/references/cli-utilities/rladmin) or [`redis-cli`](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/references/cli-utilities/redis-cli) |
| /opt/redislabs/config | System configuration files |
| /opt/redislabs/lib | System library files |
| /opt/redislabs/sbin | System binaries for tweaking provisioning |

## Configuration and data directories

The default directories that Redis Software uses for data and metadata are:

| **Path** | **Description** |
|------------|-----------------|
| /var/opt/redislabs | Default storage location for the cluster data, system logs, backups, and ephemeral, persisted data |
| /var/opt/redislabs/log | System logs for Redis Software |
| /var/opt/redislabs/run | Socket files for Redis Software |
| /etc/opt/redislabs | Default location for cluster manager configuration and certificates |
| /tmp | The /tmp filesystem is for temporary files and should be sized according to this formula: `<number-of-cluster-nodes> * <size-of-/var/opt/redislabs/log-filesystem>`  |

You can change these file locations for:

- [Ephemeral and persistence storage](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/clusters/new-cluster-setup.md) during cluster setup
- [Socket files](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/installing-upgrading/configuring/change-location-socket-files.md) after cluster setup


To specify custom paths for ephemeral and persistent storage during cluster setup, you must install Redis Software using [custom installation directories](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/installing-upgrading/install/customize-install-directories). If you use the default installation, you cannot specify custom storage paths and will receive a "path not mounted" error.