Where Does Runtipi Store App Data?
Where Runtipi keeps app data, user config and compose state.
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Runtipi is directory portable: the folder you installed into holds apps data, user configuration and state together. The CLI manages services from that root without scattering system files.
That makes migration a folder copy with matching compose tooling. Keep secrets from .env with the tree; fresh secrets invalidate stored credentials on restore. Stop the stack before copying live databases.
Where Runtipi stores this, by platform
<runtipi install>/data/
Portable install root with apps data, user-config and state beneath it. The folder location equals wherever the installer ran. Copy whole with .env secrets for migrations.
Frequently asked questions
How do I migrate Runtipi to a new host?
Back up the install tree (apps data, user-config, state) plus the .env with secrets. Fresh installs regenerate missing pieces blank, so partial copies boot as strangers.
Where did Runtipi install itself?
List the directory where you ran the installer; data, apps and user-config live beneath it. Runtipi installs wherever it runs rather than fixed system paths, so the folder is the install.
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