monero-docs/docs/interacting/monero-config-file.md
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title: Monero Configuration File | Monero Documentation
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# Monero Configuration File
## Applicability
By default Monero looks for `bitmonero.conf` in Monero [data directory](/interacting/overview/#data-directory).
To use a specific config file add `--config-file` option:
`./monerod --config-file=/etc/monerod.conf`
The `--config-file` option is available for:
* `monerod`
* `monero-wallet-cli`
* `monero-wallet-rpc`
* `monero-gen-trusted-multisig`
## Syntax
* `option-name=value`
* `valueless-option-name=1` for options that don't expect value
* `# comment`
* whitespace is ignored
## Reference
All configuration options are the same as command line options for the binary.
* [monerod reference](/interacting/monerod-reference)
* [monero-wallet-cli reference](/interacting/monero-wallet-cli-reference)
* [monero-wallet-rpc reference](/interacting/monero-wallet-rpc-reference)
Skip the `--` from `--option-name`.
Example:
`./monerod --log-level=4 --stagenet`
translates to:
log-level=4
stagenet=1 # use value "1" to enable the value-less options like --stagenet
## Examples
### `monerod.conf`
This config is tailored for production server usage.
# /etc/monero/monerod.conf
# Data directory (blockchain db and indices)
data-dir=/home/monero/.monero # Remember to create the monero user first
# Log file
log-file=/var/log/monero/monerod.log
max-log-file-size=0 # Prevent monerod from managing the log files; we want logrotate to take care of that
# P2P full node
p2p-bind-ip=0.0.0.0 # Bind to all interfaces (the default)
p2p-bind-port=18080 # Bind to default port
# RPC open node
rpc-bind-ip=0.0.0.0 # Bind to all interfaces
rpc-bind-port=18081 # Bind on default port
confirm-external-bind=1 # Open node (confirm)
restricted-rpc=1 # Prevent unsafe RPC calls
no-igd=1 # Disable UPnP port mapping
# Slow but reliable db writes
db-sync-mode=safe
# Emergency checkpoints set by MoneroPulse operators will be enforced to workaround potential consensus bugs
# Check https://monerodocs.org/infrastructure/monero-pulse/ for explanation and trade-offs
enforce-dns-checkpointing=1
out-peers=64 # This will enable much faster sync and tx awareness; the default 8 is suboptimal nowadays
in-peers=1024 # The default is unlimited; we prefer to put a cap on this
limit-rate-up=1048576 # 1048576 kB/s == 1GB/s; a raise from default 2048 kB/s; contribute more to p2p network
limit-rate-down=1048576 # 1048576 kB/s == 1GB/s; a raise from default 8192 kB/s; allow for faster initial sync
### `monero-wallet-cli.conf`
This config is tailored for desktop usage on [stagenet](/infrastructure/networks).
# $HOME/.bitmonero/stagenet/monero-wallet-cli.conf
# Pick network
stagenet=1
# Connect to a remote full node
daemon-address=monero-stagenet.exan.tech:38081
untrusted-daemon=1
# Log file
log-file=/tmp/monero-wallet-cli.log
# wallet-file=/home/YOUR-USER/.bitmonero/stagenet/wallets/MoneroExampleStagenetWallet