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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:

ConfigurationFilenameDescription
License filecd_licenses.xmlSpecifies licensed features. Some server roles require a specific license.
Ambient Data Framework Cartridge configurationcd_ambient_cartridge_conf.xmlSpecifies the Claims and Claims Processors for a Cartridge. Found in the Ambient Data Framework section.
Ambient Data Framework configurationcd_ambient_conf.xmlSpecifies cookie settings, security settings, and a list of Cartridges. Found in the Ambient Data Framework section.
Content Delivery client configurationcd_client_conf.xmlSpecifies the location of the Discovery Service and, if applicable, of the Token Service.
Storage Layer configurationcd_storage_conf.xmlSpecifies which published content should be stored where.
Content Deployer endpoint configuration, Content Deployer worker configurationdeployer-conf.xmlSpecifies 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 configurationcd_dynamic_conf.xmlMaps Content Manager Publications to friendly URLs.
Dynamic Linking configurationcd_link_conf.xmlSpecifies how to generate links dynamically.
Monitoring Agent configurationcd_monitor_conf.xmlSpecifies which Content Delivery processes to monitor. Found in the Monitoring section.
Transport Service configurationcd_transport_conf.xmlSpecifies how to send out content from Content Manager. The Content Manager installer creates this file.
Profiling & Personalization configurationcd_wai_conf.xmlSpecifies Tracking and Tracking Keys.
TCDL configurationtcdl-conf.xmlSpecifies 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 configurationcd_ugc_conf.xmlSpecifies scoring threshold and a whitelist for comments. Found in the User Generated Content section.
User Generated Content Ambient Data Framework Cartridge configurationugc_ambient_cartridge.xmlSpecifies the Claim Processors for User Generated Content.
Content Delivery logging configurationlogback.xmlSpecifies logging settings.