Where Does Warpgate Store Config and Recordings?
Where self hosted Warpgate keeps config and recordings on Linux servers. Exact folders are covered below.
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Warpgate is SSH bastion with server storage. The config file plus database hold users, targets, and roles. Session recordings land in the directory you configured.
Same config plus database means same gateway. Exact paths vary by binary versus Docker installs. Keep backups of both together. One without the other restores users without targets. For moves, stop services first to avoid partial writes during copies. Check the in app storage readout when sizes look wrong on different releases. When in doubt, verify paths inside the app before trusting a remembered folder.
Where Warpgate Bastion stores this, by platform
/var/lib/warpgate (config plus database, paths vary)
Users and targets live in config plus database on your server. Recordings land in the configured directory. Back up both together with services stopped.
Frequently asked questions
How do I migrate Warpgate to a new server?
Back up the Warpgate config file plus database with services stopped, then install the same release on the new server before restore. Users and targets follow the database. Mixed releases can refuse the restore, so match versions first.
Does Warpgate record sessions?
Yes, in the configured recording directory per session when enabled. The server holds a working copy plus live proxy cache. Playbacks rebuild from files after restore. Export key session logs for audits, since the database never holds video alone.
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