Configuration Files

The release of V8 has moved many of the previous configuration options from XML configuration files in the usual /config folder to be configurable through code.

The following Configuration Files remain in Umbraco 8

web.config

The heart of your web application that hosts many configuration settings required for your application.

This file can be found at the following path: /web.config

tinyMceConfig.config

The 'tinyMceConfig.config' contains configuration options for the TinyMce editors in the Umbraco Backoffice.

This file can be found at the following path: /config/tinyMceConfig.config

umbracoSettings.config

Contains many Umbraco options. Generally the default values work well in most installs; however, in some cases some of these options may need adjusting depending on each installation.

This file can be found at the following path: /config/umbracoSettings.config

clientdependency.config

The ClientDependency configuration options can be found on the ClientDependency website.

This file can be found at the following path: /config/ClientDependency.config

healthchecks.config

The configuration for backoffice healthcheck notifications.

This file can be found at the following path: /config/HealthChecks.config

Image Processor

The configuration for Image Processor, the library responsible for "on the fly processing" of images in Umbraco.

There are three configuration files /imageprocessor/cache.config /imageprocessor/security.config /imageprocessor/processing.config

Replaced by code

404handlers.config

Configuration file for legacy NotFoundHandlers

applications.config

Configuration options for setting up sections within the Umbraco Backoffice.

BaseRestExtensions.config

The 'BaseRestExtension.config' contains the data necessary for the /Base system when exposing methods in your class library.

dashboards.config

Configuration options for controlling which dashboards appear in which sections of the backoffice and who has the permissions to see them.

EmbeddedMedia.config

This configuration file lists the Embedded Media Providers configured for use in your Umbraco site.

ExamineIndex.config

The 'ExamineIndex.config' file contains the configuration for the Examine IndexSets used for storing indexed content in an Umbraco installation.

ExamineSettings.config

The 'ExamineSettings.config' file shows all the configuration options for Examine.

fileSystemProviders.config

The 'fileSystemProviders.config' file contains the configuration for the file system providers used by Umbraco to interact with file systems.

sections.config

The 'sections.config' file contains the configuration for custom sections loaded in the Umbraco Backoffice.

trees.config

The 'trees.config' file contains the configuration for trees that are loaded within each section of the Umbraco Backoffice.

UrlRewriting.config

This is now obsolete and there are better ways to do UrlRewriting, such as within IIS. However, the UrlRewriting documentation can be downloaded in PDF format for legacy projects.

New to Umbraco 8

SeriLog.config

In v8 Serilog is used for logging, use these files to configure this:

• /config/serilog.config is used to modify the main Umbraco logging pipeline
• /config/serilog.user.config a sublogger that allows you to make modifications without affecting the main Umbraco logger

NuCache

We have moved away from the traditional large XML file (umbraco.config file) and instead using a key value store (NuCache.Content) for caching. Content is now stored in a binary cache called NuCache. You can find the file at /App_Data/TEMP/NuCache/NuCache.Content.db.