# local

The `local` storage plugin stores the key-value pair into JSON file on local storage.

## Parameters

### `path`

Specifies the pathname to save the key-value pair. (default: `nil`)

### `mode`

Specifies the file access mode. (default: `0644`)

### `dir_mode`

Specifies the directory access mode. (default: `0755`)

### `pretty_print`

Outputs the human-readable formatted JSON. (default: `false`)

## Attributes

### `conf.arg`

Note that `conf.arg` provides an alternative `path` parameter.

```
<storage awesome_path>
  @type local
</storage>

<system>
  root_dir tmp
</system>
```

The above configuration will save the internal states, which are handled by `storage_local` under `tmp` directory.

NOTE: Specifying the file path in the `path` parameter does not support the multi-workers feature. Instead, you should specify a directory there.

## Example

With this configuration:

```
<source>
  @type sample
  auto_increment_key count
  tag storage.sample

  <storage>
    @type local
    path storage/sample.json
  </storage>
</source>
```

The above configuration will save the internal states such as `auto_increment_value` to `storage/sample.json`. As a result, you can resume from the next value of previous `count` when restarting fluentd.

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