dependency-track/docs/_docs/getting-started/data-directory.md

title	category	chapter	order
Data Directory	Getting Started	1	6

Dependency-Track uses ~/.dependency-track on UNIX/Linux systems and .dependency-track in the current users home directory on Windows machines. This directory, referred to as the data directory, contains the NIST NVD mirror, embedded database files, application and audit logs, as well as keys used during normal operation, such as validating JWT tokens. It is essential that best practices are followed to secure the data directory.

The data directory includes:

Content	Purpose
db.mv.db	Embedded H2 database
dependency-check	Dependency-Check data and report directory
dependency-track.log	Application log
dependency-track-audit.log	Application audit log
index	Internal search engine index
keys	Keys used to generate/verify JWT tokens
nist	Mirror of the NVD
server.log	Embedded Jetty server log
vulndb	Mirror of VulnDB