Where Does CasaOS Store App Data?
Where CasaOS keeps app data, user configs and installed services.
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CasaOS keeps system config plus per-app data and compose definitions in its data trees, with user files wherever your shares point. The app store installs services as containers wired into those paths.
Confirm exact roots by listing the usual suspects on your box, since versions moved them. Keep app data and the CasaOS config together during migrations; orphans of either half reinstall as strangers.
Where CasaOS stores this, by platform
/var/lib/casaos/
System config plus per-app data and compose definitions. Verify exact roots by listing /etc/casaos and /var/lib/casaos; eras differ. Back up data tree with external media mounts.
Frequently asked questions
How do I back up CasaOS?
Back up the CasaOS data tree (apps, user configs, compose files) plus any external media mounts referenced by services. Reinstalls rescan the data dir, so intact folders reappear.
Where is the CasaOS config folder?
List /etc/casaos and /var/lib/casaos on your install to confirm which generation you run. Paths shifted between CasaOS eras, so folder listings beat remembered guides.
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