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HI .. Can someone explains how to change the default configuration files locations such as storage directory and flows locations, the default is HOME/.prefect/ would like to move it to /data/prefect_server/. Can someone point me to the proper docs

For Prefect 2, there is an env variable. See <https://orion-docs.prefect.io/concepts/settings/#inspecting-profiles|this>. There is a snippet that lists all of the environment variables.

For Prefect 1, check <https://docs.prefect.io/core/concepts/configuration.html#user-configuration|this>

Thanks <@U01QEJ9PP53>. Using version 1. What I did was:
1. export PREFECT__USER_CONFIG_PATH = /data/prefect_home/.prefect/config.toml
2. inside the config.toml:
    a. home_dir = "/data/prefect_home/.prefect" 
3. prefect server stop
4. prefect server start
5. create a flow
6. go to the UI open a flow and open the overview tab 
    a. toggle the details tab in left box, the Flow Locations still points to /home/{user}/.prefect/flows/prefect/{timestamp}

Where is the `config.toml` ? Server side or on the local machine side? I think that looks right. I would expect the config.toml to be on the machine you are registering from

You can also do:
```flow.storage = Local(directory=..)```
and it would save it there.

all on the server side.
what I did was: cp .prefect from my home directory to /data/prefect_home then I sat the env variable to this new location (steps mentioned above)

You will need that in the place you register from I think

I deleted .prefect from my home directory now the UI works but I can't registry new flows .. not sure why but still the env variable is not being used. The error received now

"prefect.exceptions.AuthorizationError: Malformed response received from Cloud - please ensure that you are authenticated. See `prefect auth login --help`."

 strange since I'm using server backend not cloud.

Do
```prefect backend server```
to point to server and set
```PREFECT__SERVER__ENDPOINT=<http://IP_OF_VIRTUAL_MACHINE/graphql:4200>```

okay i see now.. the default is cloud once I did
```$ prefect backend server```
the .prefect created in the home of the user once again

Not sure what I did wrong but thanks <@U01QEJ9PP53> for taking the time, I'll keep testing this case. From the look of it it seems simple and straight forward, if you managed to search at your end please share with me your finding and I'll do the same. Thanks.

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<@U01QEJ9PP53> quick question kevin. why do we need to set the graphql endpoint at the client side?