---
title: Advanced configuration
description: The following sections cover advanced configuration procedures for your company's deployment needs.
component: pingdirectory
version: 11.0
page_id: pingdirectory:pingdirectory_server_administration_guide:pd_ds_advanced_config
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingdirectory/11.0/pingdirectory_server_administration_guide/pd_ds_advanced_config.html
revdate: September 13, 2023
page_aliases: ["pd_ds_change_replicationchanges_db_loc.adoc"]
section_ids:
  changing-the-replicationchanges-db-location: Changing the replicationChanges DB location
  about-this-task: About this task
  steps: Steps
  example: Example:
  example-2: Example:
  example-3: Example:
  example-4: Example:
---

# Advanced configuration

The following sections cover advanced configuration procedures for your company's deployment needs.

## Changing the replicationChanges DB location

### About this task

If on-disk space issues arise, you can change the `replicationChanges` database (DB) location. The replication changelog database can live outside `<server-root>` and be placed in another location on the file system. To do this, specify the absolute path of the replication changelog directory.

### Steps

1. To change the database location for the replication changelog, use the `dsconfig` tool.

   |   |                                                                      |
   | - | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
   |   | By default, the database location is at `<server-root>/changelogDb`. |

   #### Example:

   The following command sets the replication Changelog Backend to `<server-root>/data/directory/changelogDb`.

   |   |                                                                                                        |
   | - | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
   |   | Remember to include the LDAP connection parameters, such as host name, port, bindDN, and bindPassword. |

   ```shell
   $ bin/dsconfig set-replication-server-prop \
     --provider-name "Multimaster Synchronization" \
     --set "replication-db-directory:/data/directory/changelogDb" \
     --bindDN "cn=Directory Manager" --bindPassword secret --no-prompt
   ```

2. Stop the server.

   #### Example:

   ```shell
   $ bin/stop-server
   ```

3. Move the DB files.

   #### Example:

   ```shell
   $ mv changelogDb /data/directory
   ```

4. Restart the server.

   #### Example:

   ```shell
   $ bin/start-server
   ```