.. program:: munin.conf
This is the configuration file for the munin master. It is used by :ref:`munin-update`, :ref:`munin-graph`, :ref:`munin-limits`. :ref:`munin-html`, :ref:`munin-cgi-graph` and :ref:`munin-cgi-html`.
Global directives affect all munin master components unless specified otherwise.
.. option:: dbdir <path> The directory where munin stores its database files. Default: /var/lib/munin
.. option:: logdir <path> The directory where munin stores its logfiles. Default: /var/log/munin
.. option:: htmldir <path> The directory where :ref:`munin-html` stores generated HTML pages, and where :ref:`munin-graph` stores graphs. Default: /var/cache/munin/www
.. option:: rundir <path> Directory for files tracking munin's current running state. Default: /var/run/munin
.. option:: tmpldir <path> Directories for templates used by :ref:`munin-html` and :ref:`munin-cgi-html` to generate HTML pages. Default /etc/munin/templates
.. option:: fork <yes|no> This directive determines whether :ref:`munin-update` fork when gathering information from nodes. Default is "yes". If you set it to "no" munin-update will collect data from the nodes in sequence. This will take more time, but use less resources. Not recommended unless you have only a handful of nodes. Affects: :ref:`munin-update`
.. option:: palette <default|old> The palette used by :ref:`munin-graph` and :ref:`munin-cgi-graph` to colour the graphs. The "default" palete has more colours and better contrast than the "old" palette. Affects: :ref:`munin-graph`
.. option:: graph_data_size <normal|huge> This directive sets the resolution of the RRD files that are created by :ref:`munin-graph` and :ref:`munin-cgi-graph`. Default is "normal". "huge" saves the complete data with 5 minute resolution for 400 days. Changing this directive has no effect on existing graphs Affects: :ref:`munin-graph`
.. option:: graph_strategy <cgi|cron> If set to "cron", :ref:`munin-graph` will graph all services on all nodes every run interval. If set to "cgi", :ref:`munin-graph` will do nothing. To generate graphs you must then configure a web server to run :ref:`munin-cgi-graph` instead. Affects: :ref:`munin-graph`
.. option:: html_strategy <strategy> Valid strategies are "cgi" and "cron". Default is "cgi". If set to "cron", :ref:`munin-html` will recreate all html pages every run interval. If set to "cgi", :ref:`munin-html` will do nothing. To generate html pages you must configure a web server to run :ref:`munin-cgi-graph` instead.
.. index:: pair: example; munin.conf
A minimal configuration file
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