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Directories used by Lino

project directory

The directory that contains the central configuration files of your Lino site.

The project directory is the one that contains your manage.py file. When you are in the project directory, you can type pm to execute any django-admin command.

Stored in setings.SITE.project_dir

local site directory

The directory where Lino creates local files. This is the directory that contains your settings.py file.

Stored in setings.SITE.site_dir

The project directory and the local site directory are usually the same, except for example when you use a settings package.