# Repository

By default the Boost daemon repository is located at `~/.boost`

It contains the following files:

* `api` The local multi-address of Boost's libp2p API
* `boost.db` The sqlite database with all deal metadata
* `boost.logs.db` The sqlite database with the logs for deals
* `config.toml` The config file with all Boost's settings
* `repo.lock` A lock file created when Boost is running
* `storage.json` Deprecated (needed by legacy markets)
* `token` The token used when calling Boost's JSON RPC endpoints

It has the following directories:

* `datastore` Contains metadata about deals for legacy markets
* `deal-staging` The directory used by legacy markets for incoming data transfers
* `incoming` The directory used by Boost for incoming data transfers
* `journal` Contains journal events (used by legacy markets)
* `keystore` Contains the secret keys used by libp2p (eg the peer ID)
* `kvlog` Used by legacy markets datastore