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Where are my files?

In a containerised Canvus deployment, all server data lives under a single directory on the host: /canvus-data/. This makes backups simple — back up that one directory.

Container data directory (/canvus-data/)

Subdirectory Contents
config/ Server configuration file (mt-canvus-server.ini)
certs/ TLS certificates
licenses/ License files (.cslicense)
logs/ Server and dashboard log files
backups/ Backup archives
assets/ Uploaded canvas content (images, videos, etc.)
postgres/ PostgreSQL database files

Configuration

The primary configuration method for containerised deployments is environment variables in podman-compose.yml. See configuration-file for details.

Advanced configuration via mt-canvus-server.ini is also supported — place the file at /canvus-data/config/mt-canvus-server.ini.

Log files

Log files are written to /canvus-data/logs/ on the host.

You can also stream logs directly from the container:

sudo podman-compose logs -f canvus-combined

Log file name format: mt-canvus-server-<date>.log. The dashboard log uses the format dashboard-<date>.log.

License files

Place .cslicense files in /canvus-data/licenses/. The server scans this directory on startup.

Compose file

The podman-compose.yml file itself is not stored inside /canvus-data/. Keep it in a known location such as /home/<user>/canvus-server/podman-compose.yml and back it up separately.

Legacy bare-metal installation

Bare-metal installations scatter files across several system directories.

Configuration file (mt-canvus-server.ini)

  • Ubuntu (working): /etc/MultiTaction/canvus/mt-canvus-server.ini
  • Ubuntu (example): /etc/MultiTaction/canvus/mt-canvus-server.ini.example
  • Windows (working): C:\ProgramData\MultiTaction\canvus\mt-canvus-server.ini
  • Windows (example): C:\ProgramData\MultiTaction\canvus\mt-canvus-server.ini.example

Asset files

  • Ubuntu: /var/lib/mt-canvus-server/assets
  • Windows: C:\ProgramData\MultiTaction\canvus\assets

Log files

  • Ubuntu: /var/lib/mt-canvus-server/logs/
  • Windows: C:\ProgramData\MultiTaction\canvus\logs

License files

Windows — server searches:

  • C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\MultiTaction\Licenses
  • C:\ProgramData\MultiTaction\Licenses
  • C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Roaming\MultiTouch\Licenses

Ubuntu — server searches:

  • /var/lib/mt-canvus-server/MultiTaction/Licenses
  • /etc/MultiTaction/Licenses
  • /var/lib/mt-canvus-server/.MultiTouch/Licenses

Server application binary

  • Windows: %PROGRAMFILES%\MT Canvus Server\bin\mt-canvus-server.exe
  • Ubuntu: /opt/mt-canvus-server/bin/mt-canvus-server