Feature: Admin Config

docs/desktop/admin-config.md

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+---
+id: admin-config
+title: Admin Configuration
+sidebar_position: 12
+---
+
+# Admin Configuration
+
+The admin configuration allows device or system administrators to define environment properties for Cryptomator so it runs in the desired context for all users on a device.
+It is a system-level key-value file that persists across updates.
+
+## Location of the Admin Configuration {#location-of-admin-configuration}
+
+:::note
+Editing the *admin configuration* may require elevated privileges (i.e. admin or root permissions).
+:::
+
+The storage location of the Admin configuration file `config.properties` depends on the OS. The following table shows for each OS the storage path:
+
+
+| OS      | Default Path                                                 |
+| :------ | :----------------------------------------------------------- |
+| Windows | `C:\ProgramData\Cryptomator\config.properties`           |
+| macOS   | `/Library/Application Support/Cryptomator/config.properties` |
+| Linux   | `/etc/cryptomator/config.properties`                   |
+
+
+## Editing the Admin Configuration {#editing-the-admin-configuration}
+
+The admin configuration is a simple, UTF-8 encoded key-value file.
+Entries are of the form `property-key=property-value`.
+
+:::info
+Backward slashes `\` in property values must be escaped with another `\`. For example, setting a value of `C:\Logs\Cryptomator` has to be entered as `C:\\Logs\\Cryptomator`.
+:::
+
+**Example:** To allow loading of external plugins, you have to set `cryptomator.pluginDir` to a directory of your choice. If you want to set it to `~/cryptomator/plugins`, the line in the admin file looks like this:
+
+```
+cryptomator.pluginDir=@{userhome}/cryptomator/plugins
+```
+
+:::warning
+After creating/editing the file, ensure correct file access permissions!
+
+We recommend read access for all users, **write access only for system/device admins**.
+:::
+
+## Configurable Properties {#configurable-properties}
+
+The following property keys are supported.
+
+| Property Key                                                  | Description                                                                                                                                                      |
+| :------------------------------------------------------------ | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `cryptomator.logDir=[DirPath]`                                | The directory where Cryptomator stores its log files (e.g. application log, migration log).                                                                     |
+| `cryptomator.pluginDir=[DirPath]`                             | The directory where Cryptomator discovers plugins.                                                                                                               |
+| `cryptomator.p12Path=[FilePath]`                              | The path to the device key.                                                                                                                                     |
+| `cryptomator.mountPointsDir=[DirPath]`                        | The directory where Cryptomator mounts vaults if no per-vault location has been set.                                                                             |
+| `cryptomator.disableUpdateCheck=[Boolean]`                    | Whether to disable automatic update checks (`true`) or allow them (`false`). Defaults to false.                                                                      |
+
+
+## Substitutions {#substitutions}
+
+Substitutions are used to dynamically resolve the content of some properties depending on the environment Cryptomator is
+started in, e.g. by inserting the path to the user's home folder. They may **only** be used in properties that start
+with `cryptomator.` (mind the dot) like `cryptomator.logDir`.
+All occurrences of the following substitution keys – in supported properties – are replaced by their respective variable
+values:
+
+| Substitution Key | Variable Value                          |
+| :--------------- | :-------------------------------------- |
+| `@{appdir}`      | The application installation directory. |
+| `@{appdata}`     | `%APPDATA%` (Windows only).             |
+| `@{localappdata}`| `%LOCALAPPDATA%` (Windows only).        |
+| `@{userhome}`    | The user's home directory.              |
+
+Unknown substitution keys remain unchanged; a key without a value is replaced with an empty string.