Index of PATHs

This is an index of all of the filesystem PATHs Cuprate actively uses.

The cuprate_helper::fs module defines the general locations used throughout Cuprate.

dirs is used internally, which follows the PATH standards/conventions on each OS Cuprate supports, i.e.:

• the XDG base directory and the XDG user directory specifications on Linux
• the Known Folder system on Windows
• the Standard Directories on macOS

Cache

Cuprate's cache directory.

Config

Cuprate's config directory.

Data

Cuprate's data directory.

Blockchain

Cuprate's blockchain directory.

Transaction pool

Cuprate's transaction pool directory.

Database

Cuprate's database location/filenames depend on:

• Which database it is
• Which backend is being used

cuprate_blockchain files are in the above mentioned blockchain folder.

cuprate_txpool files are in the above mentioned txpool folder.

If the heed backend is being used, these files will be created:

For example: /home/alice/.local/share/cuprate/blockchain/lock.mdb.

If the redb backend is being used, these files will be created:

For example: /home/alice/.local/share/cuprate/txpool/data.redb.