Customize embedded RavenDB drive/path

[dannycohen]

Current Status

1. Currently, the embedded RavenDB is installed in C drive by default, with no option to change drive
2. In many cases C drive is the system OS drive and is much smaller than other drives
3. As a result, this sets a very hard artificial limit on the size of the SC database

Required Functionality

1. Allow the user to specify in Config (post installation) the path of the database
2. If the user wants to recreate the database from scratch - allow the user to specify a new or non-existant path
3. If the user wants to move an existing database to a new path - allow the user to specify an existing path and copy the ravendb to that path

// CC @johnsimons , @andreasohlund , @indualagarsamy

[johnsimons]

1. Allow the user to specify in Config (post installation) the path of the database

The database path is already configurable via config fie and/or registry:

<add key="ServiceControl/DbPath" value="X:\Foo\Bar" />

[johnsimons]

2. If the user wants to recreate the database from scratch - allow the user to specify a new or non-existant path

See answer above

[johnsimons]

3. If the user wants to move an existing database to a new path - allow the user to specify an existing path and copy the ravendb to that path

To migrate an existing database to a new location all the user needs to do is:

• Stop the windows service
• Copy the data to the new path, see screen shot
• Update the config setting
• Start the service

Is this ok?

[dannycohen]

Excellent. I'll add Doco. Closing issue.