Standalone Directory Structure

In the standalone mode, each JBoss Application Server WildFly version instance is an independent process similar to the previous JBoss versions, such as 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7.

Standalone Directory Structure
Sub folder Name Description
configuration Contains configuration files of the standalone server that runs the installation. This is the single place for configuration modifications of the standalone server.
data Contains the information written by server. It can be used while restarting of the server.
deployments Includes end user deployment content for automatic detection.

Note: The server's management API is recommended for installing deployment content. File system based deployment scanning capabilities remain for developer convenience.

lib > ext Contains JAR libraries referenced by application using the Extension-List mechanism.
log Contains standalone server log files.
tmp

tmp > auth

Contains temporary files generated by the server.
Contains authentication tokens that are used to exchange with local clients.