Environment variables

Use the DFX_CONFIG_ROOT environment variable to specify a different location for storing the .cache and .config subdirectories for dfx.

By default, the .cache and .config directories are located in the home directory for your development environment. For example, on macOS the default location is in the /Users/<YOUR-USER-NAME> directory. Use the DFX_CONFIG_ROOT environment variable to specify a different location for these directories.

Use the DFX_INSTALLATION_ROOT environment variable to specify a different location for the dfx binary if you are not using the default location for your operating system.

The .cache/dfinity/uninstall.sh script uses this environment variable to identify the root directory for your DFINITY Canister SDK installation.

Use the DFX_TELEMETRY_DISABLED environment variable to opt-out of having data collected about dfx usage.

By default, dfx is configured to collect anonymous—that is, no identifying information such as IP addresses or user information—data about dfx command activity and errors. Collecting anonymous data is enabled by default in an effort to improve the developer experience based on usage patterns and behavior.

If you want to prevent the collection of data about dfx usage, however, you can explicitly opt-out by setting the DFX_TELEMETRY_DISABLED environment variable to one.

Use the DFX_VERSION environment variable to identify a specific version of the DFINITY Canister SDK that you want to install.