# Monitoring Module Configuration ## Overview Apart from its web configuration capabilities, the local configuration is stored in `/etc/icingaweb2` by default (depending on your config setup). Location | File | Description ------------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------- modules/monitoring | Directory | `monitoring` module specific configuration modules/monitoring | config.ini | Security settings (e.g. protected custom vars) for the `monitoring` module modules/monitoring | backends.ini | Backend type and resources (e.g. Icinga IDO DB) modules/monitoring | [commandtransports.ini](commandtransports.md#commandtransports) | Command transports for specific Icinga instances