Understanding Configuration Paths and Files

Even though all the Routes, Pipelines, and Functions can be managed from the UI, it's important to understand how the configuration works under the hood. At the time of this writing this is how configuration paths and files are laid on the filesystem.

All paths below are relative to $CRIBL_HOME.

Configurations and Restart

• Any configuration changes resulting from UI interactions, for instance, changing the order of functions in a pipeline, or changing the order of routes, do not require restarts.
• All Cribl LogStream configuration file changes resulting from direct file manipulations in
  (bin|local|default)/cribl/... will require restarts.
• In the case of a Cribl App for Splunk, Splunk configurations file changes may or may not require restarts. Please check with recent Splunk docs.

Configuration Layering and Precedence

Similar to most *nix systems, Cribl configurations in local take precedence over those in default. There is no layering of configuration files.

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Editing Configuration Files Manually

When config files must be edited manually, all changes should be done in local.