Is /etc an appropriate place to store custom data?

Question

Hi,In our project we have many sites on CQ. Each site might have some data associated with it, that is generated using a background job once a day.The data is actually a pre-generated XML file that is later gonna be served when accessed via a URL. The reason why we pre-generate it rather than dynamically generate it in response to requests is that it is CPU heavy and could take quite a while to be generated.For a site that its content is stored at /content/project/site I am thinking to create a similar hierarchy under /etc/project/site and store the file there.The question is, is /etc a good place for storing such data?Thanks in advance.

PaulMcMahon · Accepted Answer

I agree that /etc is the appropriate place to store the data, one recommendation though to better fit usage patterns in /etc would be to add an additional path to allow better application of security and template use - so /etc/sitedata/project/site. This keeps the top level of /etc less cluttered and may make application of security or other pattern based rules simpler to apply and manager.

gcarlino · Answer

HiUsually /etc is used for the design so /apps seems to be a better place for your needs.There is an example of a basic structure here:http://docs.adobe.com/docs/en/aem/6-0/develop/the-basics/website.html.See specifically Setting up the project structure and Setting up the Design.

Sign up

Login with SSO

Login to the community

Login with SSO

Scanning file for viruses.

This file cannot be downloaded