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This page lists the default directory locations used by StreamBase for current and legacy releases.
Throughout StreamBase documentation, the placeholder phrase streambase-install-dir stands for the StreamBase installation directory. For example, streambase-install-dir\etc
Also, throughout this and other pages:
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The letters
n.mrefer to a StreamBase release's major and minor release numbers, such as 7.6 or 7.7. -
The letters
n.m.xrefer to a StreamBase release's major, minor, and maintenance numbers, such as 7.6.8 or 7.7.6. -
Some path names on this page are shown for publication clarity on more than one line. In all cases, these paths consist of a single unbroken line.
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For recent Windows versions, the directory
C:\Users\is hidden by default. You can still navigate to it using the address bar in Windows Explorer.username\AppData -
The phrase modern Windows refers to Windows 7 and later, or Windows Server 2008 and later.
Current StreamBase installations on Windows make use of the directory locations described in this section.
| StreamBase Feature | Default Installation Path |
|---|---|
| Installation site | C:\TIBCO\sb-cep\n.m |
| StreamBase Workspace | C:\Users\ |
| StreamBase Studio Configuration | C:\Users\ NoteFor StreamBase 7.7.3 and earlier, the path to the configuration directory used |
| StreamBase Manager Workspace | C:\Users\ |
| StreamBase Manager Configuration | C:\Users\ |
StreamBase supports installation of multiple releases on the same Windows machine, as long as the major and minor numbers of the releases differ. Thus, StreamBase 7.6.8 and 7.7.6 can be installed side-by-side.
Service pack releases (where only the third digit in the release number changes) automatically replace the previous major release. Thus, for example, you can have both the 7.6 and 7.7 releases on the same machine, but you must uninstall release 7.7.4 in order to install release 7.7.6.
The default StreamBase directory StreamBase and Live Datamart installations is:
C:\TIBCO\sb-cep\n.m
The StreamBase Studio workspace is the disk location of your StreamBase project folders and files. StreamBase Studio prompts for the workspace location when you first run it, and suggests a default location. You are free to place your StreamBase Studio workspace anywhere you have write access, but StreamBase documentation presumes you have used the default location.
Caution
Do not try to re-use an older StreamBase release's workspace when you first run a new StreamBase major.minor release on Windows. Specify the default workspace for the new release, then import your projects from the old to new workspaces.
For modern Windows versions, the default workspace directory location for StreamBase Studio is:
C:\Users\username\Documents\StreamBase Studion.mWorkspace C:\Users\username\My Documents\StreamBase Studion.mWorkspace
Documents or My Documents?
On Windows 7 and Windows Server 2012, the directory named Documents is a real directory, present by default in each user's home directory under C:\Users\. For compatibility with earlier versions of Windows, an NTFS junction named usernameMy Documents points to the Documents directory. In Windows Explorer views of C:\Users\, you might only see the usernameMy Documents directory, depending on your Explorer settings. This is the same directory as Documents.
In Windows 10, only the Documents directory exists, without the My Documents workaround.
StreamBase Studio uses its configuration directory to store internal files and state information. End-users rarely need to be concerned with the contents of the configuration directory. TIBCO StreamBase Technical Support may occasionally direct users to open a log file stored there, or to delete the configuration directory to resolve an issue. The configuration directory is automatically created by StreamBase Studio.
For modern Windows versions, the default configuration directory for recent StreamBase Studio releases is:
C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\TIBCO Software Inc\StreamBase \AppData\sbstudio\n.m.x
Note
For StreamBase 7.7.3 and earlier, the path to the configuration directory used StreamBase\AppSupport instead of StreamBase\AppData.
StreamBase Manager is a monitoring utility for StreamBase applications that runs either as a perspective in StreamBase Studio or as a standalone program. A link to start the standalone version of StreamBase Manager is placed in the Windows Start menu. Like StreamBase Studio, StreamBase Manager uses separate workspace and configuration directories.
The standalone StreamBase Manager utility uses the following workspace locations:
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The StreamBase Manager workspace location on modern Windows is:
C:\Users\
username\Documents\StreamBase Managern.mWorkspace
Current StreamBase installations on macOS computers make use of the directory locations described in this section. Remember that StreamBase on macOS is provided for development systems only, and not for deployment of production StreamBase Server or LiveView Server instances.
| StreamBase Feature | Default Installation Path |
|---|---|
| Installation site | ~/Applications/TIBCO StreamBase |
| StreamBase Workspace | $HOME/Documents/StreamBase Studio |
| StreamBase Studio Configuration | $HOME/Library/Application Support/
com.streambase.sb.sbstudio/
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| StreamBase Manager Workspace | $HOME/Documents/StreamBase Manager |
| StreamBase Manager Configuration | $HOME/Library/Caches/
com.streambase.sb.manager/ |
On macOS, you are free to place your StreamBase files in any location. The installation instructions assume a default location
in ~/Applications, and presume that you will set up Terminal shell sessions to run eval `sb-config --env` for each user, so that PATH and and environment settings are configured. See Steps to Install StreamBase on macOS.
On macOS, the default StreamBase Studio workspace location is:
$HOME/Documents/StreamBase Studio n.m WorkspaceYou are free to place your StreamBase Studio workspace anywhere you have write access, but StreamBase documentation presumes you have used the default location.
StreamBase Studio uses its configuration directory to store internal files and state information. End-users rarely need to be concerned with the contents of the configuration directory. TIBCO StreamBase Technical Support may occasionally direct users to open a log file stored there, or to delete the configuration directory to resolve an issue. The configuration directory is automatically created by StreamBase Studio.
On macOS, the default StreamBase Studio configuration directory is:
$HOME/Library/Application Support/com.streambase.sb.sbstudio/n.m.x/ConfigurationOn macOS hosts, StreamBase Manager is started by invoking the sbmanager.app application bundle. StreamBase Manager uses the following directory locations:
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The StreamBase Manager workspace location for macOS is:
HOME/Documents/StreamBase Manager
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The StreamBase Manager configuration directory for macOS is:
$HOME/Library/Caches/com.streambase.sb.manager/
n.m.x/Configuration
The StreamBase installer scripts suggest the following default directory for StreamBase installations on Linux, and StreamBase documentation presumes you are using the default.
/opt/tibco/sb-cep/n.mYou are free to install instead in any location to which you have write access. Wherever you install StreamBase, we strongly
suggest configuring the shell sessions for every StreamBase user to run eval `sb-config --env`, so that PATH and environment settings are configured. See Shell Settings for Linux.