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Content Delivery configuration file reference

This section contains reference documentation for the configuration files used by basic Content Delivery 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
Ambient Data Framework Cartridge configuration (deprecated feature)cd_ambient_cartridge_conf.xmlSpecifies the Claims and Claims Processors for a Cartridge. Found in the Ambient Data Framework section in the separate publication for deprecated features.
Ambient Data Framework configuration (deprecated feature)cd_ambient_conf.xmlSpecifies cookie settings, security settings, and a list of Cartridges. Found in the Ambient Data Framework section in the separate publication for deprecated features.
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.
TCDL configurationtcdl-conf.xmlSpecifies the configuration for TCDL, the Tridion Content DeliveryLanguage, which gets transformed into the target language during publishing or at request time.
Content Delivery logging configurationlogback.xmlSpecifies logging settings.