--- layout: "docs" page_title: "Filesystem - Storage Backends - Configuration" sidebar_title: "Filesystem" sidebar_current: "docs-configuration-storage-filesystem" description: |- The Filesystem storage backend stores Vault's data on the filesystem using a standard directory structure. It can be used for durable single server situations, or to develop locally where durability is not critical. --- # Filesystem Storage Backend The Filesystem storage backend stores Vault's data on the filesystem using a standard directory structure. It can be used for durable single server situations, or to develop locally where durability is not critical. - **No High Availability** – the Filesystem backend does not support high availability. - **HashiCorp Supported** – the Filesystem backend is officially supported by HashiCorp. ```hcl storage "file" { path = "/mnt/vault/data" } ``` Even though Vault's data is encrypted at rest, you should still take appropriate measures to secure access to the filesystem. ## `file` Parameters - `path` `(string: )` – The absolute path on disk to the directory where the data will be stored. If the directory does not exist, Vault will create it. ## `file` Examples This example shows the Filesystem storage backend being mounted at `/mnt/vault/data`. ```hcl storage "file" { path = "/mnt/vault/data" } ```