# Default installation directory

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/default-installation-directory/635>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [June 2, 2009, 12:10pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/default-installation-directory/635 "2009-06-02T12:10:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/system/32/447_2.png) [@system](https://community.wowza.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2009, 12:10pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/default-installation-directory/635/1 "2009-06-02T12:10:10Z")

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How can I change the installation directory (I am using Linux OS)?

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**Author:** ![Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/rose_power-wowza_com/32/431_2.png) [@Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://community.wowza.com/u/Rose_Power-Wowza_Com)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2019, 5:36pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/default-installation-directory/635/2 "2019-12-13T17:36:59Z")

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There is no way in the Linux installer to change the installation directory. You can move the installation folder after the fact. This process is covered in the readme file:

> **Relocating Wowza Streaming Engine**
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> The Mac OS X and Linux installers do not provide an option to choose the location of the installation of the base server files. For Mac OS X this location is /Library/WowzaStreamingEngine-[version] and for Linux it’s /usr/local/WowzaStreamingEngine-[version]. All the server startup scripts locate the server files through a symbolic link named /Library/WowzaStreamingEngine (Mac OS X) and /usr/local/WowzaStreamingEngine (Linux). If you wish to relocate the base server files you can move them where you choose and update this link using the ln -sf command.
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> **[Troubleshoot Wowza Streaming Engine installation](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-troubleshoot-wowza-streaming-engine-installation)**