Content Delivery configuration file reference
This section contains reference documentation for the configuration files used by basic Content Delivery Server Roles, and links to other Content Delivery configuration file reference documentation. In some configuration files including cd_storage_conf.xml, we use parameters instead of hardcoded or literal strings for some configuration values.
The following table provides an overview of the Content Delivery configuration files and their use:
| Configuration | Filename | Description |
|---|---|---|
| License file | cd_licenses.xml | Specifies licensed features. Some server roles require a specific license. |
| Ambient Data Framework Cartridge configuration | cd_ambient_cartridge_conf.xml | Specifies the Claims and Claims Processors for a Cartridge. Found in the Ambient Data Framework section. |
| Ambient Data Framework configuration | cd_ambient_conf.xml | Specifies cookie settings, security settings, and a list of Cartridges. Found in the Ambient Data Framework section. |
| Content Delivery client configuration | cd_client_conf.xml | Specifies the location of the Discovery Service and, if applicable, of the Token Service. |
| Storage Layer configuration | cd_storage_conf.xml | Specifies which published content should be stored where. |
| Content Deployer endpoint configuration, Content Deployer worker configuration | deployer-conf.xml | Specifies how to handle and process incoming content that was published from the Content Manager. The Content Deployer endpoint and the Content Deployer worker each have their own instance of this file. |
| Dynamic Content Retrieval configuration | cd_dynamic_conf.xml | Maps Content Manager Publications to friendly URLs. |
| Dynamic Linking configuration | cd_link_conf.xml | Specifies how to generate links dynamically. |
| Monitoring Agent configuration | cd_monitor_conf.xml | Specifies which Content Delivery processes to monitor. Found in the Monitoring section. |
| Transport Service configuration | cd_transport_conf.xml | Specifies how to send out content from Content Manager. The Content Manager installer creates this file. |
| Profiling & Personalization configuration | cd_wai_conf.xml | Specifies Tracking and Tracking Keys. |
| TCDL configuration | tcdl-conf.xml | Specifies the configuration for TCDL, the Tridion Content Delivery Language, which gets transformed into the target language during publishing or at request time. |
| User Generated Content configuration | cd_ugc_conf.xml | Specifies scoring threshold and a whitelist for comments. Found in the User Generated Content section. |
| User Generated Content Ambient Data Framework Cartridge configuration | ugc_ambient_cartridge.xml | Specifies the Claim Processors for User Generated Content. |
| Content Delivery logging configuration | logback.xml | Specifies logging settings. |