# Environment variables

The LXD client and daemon respect some environment variables to adapt to
the user’s environment and to turn some advanced features on and off.

#### NOTE
These environment variables are not available if you use the LXD snap.

## Common

| Name               | Description                                                                                                                                                             |
|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `LXD_DIR`          | The LXD data directory                                                                                                                                                  |
| `LXD_INSECURE_TLS` | If set to true, allows all default Go ciphers both for client <-> server communication and server <-> image servers (server <-> server and clustering are not affected) |
| `PATH`             | List of paths to look into when resolving binaries                                                                                                                      |
| `http_proxy`       | Proxy server URL for HTTP                                                                                                                                               |
| `https_proxy`      | Proxy server URL for HTTPS                                                                                                                                              |
| `no_proxy`         | List of domains, IP addresses or CIDR ranges that don’t require the use of a proxy                                                                                      |

## Client environment variable

| Name              | Description                                                     |
|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| `EDITOR`          | What text editor to use                                         |
| `VISUAL`          | What text editor to use (if `EDITOR` isn’t set)                 |
| `LXD_CONF`        | Path to the LXC configuration directory                         |
| `LXD_GLOBAL_CONF` | Path to the global LXC configuration directory                  |
| `LXC_REMOTE`      | Name of the remote to use (overrides configured default remote) |

## Server environment variable

| Name                          | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `LXD_EXEC_PATH`               | Full path to the LXD binary (used when forking subcommands)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| `LXD_LXC_TEMPLATE_CONFIG`     | Path to the LXC template configuration directory                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| `LXD_SECURITY_APPARMOR`       | If set to `false`, forces AppArmor off                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| `LXD_UNPRIVILEGED_ONLY`       | If set to `true`, enforces that only unprivileged containers can be created. Note that any privileged containers that have been created before setting LXD_UNPRIVILEGED_ONLY will continue to be privileged. To use this option effectively it should be set when the LXD daemon is first set up. |
| `LXD_OVMF_PATH`               | Path to an OVMF build including `OVMF_CODE.fd` and `OVMF_VARS.ms.fd` (deprecated, please use `LXD_QEMU_FW_PATH` instead)                                                                                                                                                                          |
| `LXD_QEMU_FW_PATH`            | Path (or `:` separated list of paths) to firmware (OVMF, SeaBIOS) to be used by QEMU                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| `LXD_IDMAPPED_MOUNTS_DISABLE` | Disable idmapped mounts support (useful when testing traditional UID shifting)                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| `LXD_DEVMONITOR_DIR`          | Path to be monitored by the device monitor. This is primarily for testing.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| `LXD_FSMONITOR_DRIVER`        | Driver to be used for file system monitoring. This is primarily for testing.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |