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