# Config.idb file in ignition 8.1

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/config-idb-file-in-ignition-8-1/49852>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition80\
**Created:** [August 12, 2021, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/config-idb-file-in-ignition-8-1/49852 "2021-08-12T16:10:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![vlay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f0a364/32.png) [@vlay](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/vlay)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/config-idb-file-in-ignition-8-1/49852/1 "2021-08-12T16:10:07Z")

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I was hoping someone could help me find out where the config.idb file is located when you install a fresh copy of ignition 8.1 - mostly doing this to verify and check if the schema for the internaldb has changed for 8.1 and if so what does the schema look like? However after installing 8.1 on a ubuntu 18.04 server that had no prior ignition installed on it I can’t seem to locate where the config.idb file.

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/config-idb-file-in-ignition-8-1/49852/2 "2021-08-12T16:12:10Z")

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The default install location is `/usr/local/bin/ignition/`, and the config.idb will be in the `data/db` directory within (though you’ll have to have started the gateway at least once for the file to be generated).