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Zmeel stores all configuration in ~/.zmeel/instances/default/config.json. Use the interactive zmeel configure command to update any section — you rarely need to edit the file by hand.

Configure a section

Available sections:

Local storage layout

All instance state is stored under ~/.zmeel/instances/default/ by default:

Multiple instances

Use --data-dir on any command to isolate state to a custom directory:
This keeps the instance completely separate from ~/.zmeel.
Use --data-dir to run multiple independent Zmeel instances on the same machine — for example, one per client or environment.

Environment variable overrides

You can override the home directory and instance ID with environment variables: