---
name: "express.conf"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "rhc"
version: "1.38.7-2"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/express.conf"
---

# express.conf(5)

configuration file for OpenShift

## NAME

express.conf - configuration file for OpenShift

## SYNOPSIS

Search order (on a per variable basis):

1\) ~/.openshift/express.conf (Created on first usage of rhc client tools and can be customized per system user)

2\) /etc/openshift/express.conf (RPM install path)

3\) \<ruby\_gem\_dir\>/gems/rhc-\<version\>/conf/express.conf (RubyGem install path)

## DESCRIPTION

**express.conf** contains the following configuration params:

*libra\_server* The server the rhc client tools communicate with i.e.  **https://openshift.redhat.com**

*ssh\_key\_file* The name of the rsa key file used with your OpenShift applications.  File should exist under ~/.ssh along with corresponding \<ssh\_key\_file\>.pub (Can also be specified as a full path).  The defaults if not specified are libra\_id\_rsa followed by id\_rsa.  Ex: **libra\_id\_rsa** Note: If you set this value after creating your domain you'll need to run **rhc-create-domain -l \<rhlogin\> -n \<namespace\> --alter** to update the corresponding key in OpenShift.  You'll also want to  modify the value of IdentityFile in your ~/.ssh/config file  for the \*.rhcloud.com host.

*debug* Boolean indicating whether debug should always be enabled for the rhc client tools.

*timeout* Number of seconds before remote operations will timeout.

*default\_rhlogin* The default rhc client tools rhlogin.  Used as the default when the -l argument is not passed to each of the client tools.

## FILES

*\<ruby\_gem\_dir\>/gems/rhc-\<version\>/conf/express.conf*

The RubyGem system wide configuration file.

*/etc/openshift/express.conf*

The system wide configuration file.

*~/.openshift/express.conf*

Per user configuration file.

*~/.ssh/config*

SSH Config file is altered automatically to create support for newly created OpenShift hosts.  Should be harmless.  See [**ssh\_config**(5)](/ssh_config/5.md) for more information.

*~/.ssh/libra\_id\_rsa*

SSH key created by rhc-create-domain to interact with OpenShift services see [**ssh-keygen**(1)](/ssh-keygen/1.md) for more information

## BUGS

Please contact the Red Hat OpenShift team. Forums: https://openshift.redhat.com/community/forums/openshift IRC: #openshift on irc.freenode.net

## AUTHOR

Mike McGrath \<mmcgrath@redhat.com\>, Jim Jagielski \<jimjag@redhat.com\>

## SEE ALSO

**rhc-create-domain**(1), **rhc-ctl-app**(1), **rhc-snapshot(1),** **rhc-user-info(1),** **rhc-tail-files**(1), **rhc-create-app**(1), **rhc-port-forward(1)**