# Change default installation path

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-default-installation-path/133685>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 29, 2018, 12:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-default-installation-path/133685 "2018-05-29T12:44:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![keeshqs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/54ee81/32.png) [@keeshqs](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/keeshqs)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2018, 12:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-default-installation-path/133685/1 "2018-05-29T12:44:30Z")

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Hi All,

I have installed ELK application using the .rpm installer - by default, the home directory goes to /usr/share (which is a directory under our /root filesystem). We have allocated a separate filesystem for elastic (with 500Gb) and we wanted all the installation related files to go there. Is there a way we can change this?

I understand we can redirect the logs and lib directories from elasticsearch.yml, but in this case we can't install X-Pack for kibana because of insufficient space. Our /root has only 3Gb. We may be able to do so if all installation related files goes to our elastic filesystem.

Appreciate your response.

Thanks,  
Keeshia

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 1:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-default-installation-path/133685/2 "2018-05-30T01:34:45Z")

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I think [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.2/path-settings.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.2/path-settings.html) is what you want.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2018, 1:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-default-installation-path/133685/3 "2018-06-27T01:34:55Z")

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