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Expand Up @@ -12,15 +12,31 @@ See also: [Lifecycle of a Fluentd Event](../quickstart/life-of-a-fluentd-event.m

## Config File Location

#### RPM, Deb or DMG
### RPM, Deb or DMG

#### fluent-package

If you install Fluentd using the `fluent-package` packages, the config file should be at `/etc/fluent/fluentd.conf`.

```text
$ sudo vi /etc/fluent/fluentd.conf
```

#### td-agent (EOL)

{% hint style='warning' %}
As `td-agent` had already reached EOL, we recommend to use `fluent-package` (the successor to `td-agent`).

* [fluent-package v5 vs td-agent v4](../quickstart/fluent-package-v5-vs-td-agent.md)
{% endhint %}

If you install Fluentd using the `td-agent` packages, the config file should be at `/etc/td-agent/td-agent.conf`.

```text
$ sudo vi /etc/td-agent/td-agent.conf
```

#### Gem
### Gem

If you install Fluentd using the Ruby Gem, you can create the configuration file using the following commands:

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