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# $JFROG_HOME Directory

$JFROG_HOME is the root directory for all JFrog products, containing app and var subdirectories for each product.

JFrog Home is the default home directory of the JFrog Platform that contains the application directory and the data directory.

The environment variable is `JFROG_HOME`.

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        Linux/Windows Archive
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        RPM/Debian
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        Docker Container
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        Docker Host
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    </tr>
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    <tr>
      <td>
        `<extracted directory>`
      </td>
      <td>
        `/opt/jfrog`
      </td>
      <td>
        `/opt/jfrog`
      </td>
      <td>
        `ROOT_DATA_DIR`
        
        **Note**: Defined and customized in the `.env` file
        
        **Default value**: `~/.jfrog`
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</Table>

## Related Topics

* [System Directories](system-directories)
* [Application Directory](application-directory)
* [Data Directory](data-directory)
* [Generic Directory Layout](generic-directory-layout)
* [Artifactory System YAML](artifactory-system-yaml)
* [System Architecture](system-architecture)