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# Configuring Xpress Insight

This section contains configuration information for Xpress Insight including settings for the application.properties file and environment variables.

## Finding Configuration Files

The instructions in this guide use the following notation to refer to the default path to the directories where configuration files are stored. (These default locations can be reconfigured by your IT department during installation.)

Term | Operating System | File Location
--- | --- | ---
`<SERVER_CONFIG_DIR>` | Windows | `C:\ProgramData\FICO\XpressInsight\Server\config`
Linux | `/etc/fico-xpress-insight-server`
`<WORKER_CONFIG_DIR>` | Windows | `C:\ProgramData\FICO\XpressInsight\Worker\config`
Linux | `/etc/fico-xpress-insight-worker`

Covered Topics

- Configuring Insight 5 on Linux
  Certain settings used by Insight 5 can be changed by editing the appropriate files.
- Editing Application Properties
  The Xpress Insight application has numerous settings that can be configured to adjust the behavior of the system. These settings are defined in the application.properties file. The server and worker have separate application.properties files.
- Configuring Java, Xpress and Memory
  The environment variables tell the system which JAVA and Xpress settings to use.
- Development and Production Modes
  FICO® Xpress Insight can run in one of two configurations: Development mode or production mode.
- Configuring the Execution Environment
  The application.properties file for the Insight worker controls the environment that the scenario model is executed in. The execution environment does not inherit the environment of the server that the worker is installed on. Only the variables that are mandatory for the Xpress runtime software are propagated through to the execution environment:

Parent Topic Insight 5 Administrator Guide

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