Data Storage
All the data Caido creates is stored in a single directory. The default location of this directory is dependent on your operating system:
| OS | Location |
|---|---|
| Linux | ~/.local/share/caido |
| MacOS | ~/Library/Application\ Support/io.caido.Caido/ |
| Windows | %APPDATA%\caido\Caido\data |
INFO
The /logs subdirectory stores the log files that contain the output from workflow nodes using the Workflow SDK.
Structure
DANGER
We do not recommend modifying the files directly as this might result in problems in the application and/or corruption of data. Proceed at your own risk.
Files
config.db: Contains all the non-critical configurations of the instance and the cached data from the cloud for offline support.secrets.db: Contains all the sensitive configurations. Currently, it is AES encrypted with a static secret, but we plan to support a user-specified password in the future.projects.db: Contains the metadata of the projects and hosted files.
INFO
Each file is a sqlite3 database in journal mode. We usually use pretty recent sqlite3 versions, but we do not make any guarantees on exactly which.
Subdirectories
files: Hosted files that have been uploaded to your instance.browsers: The binary of the browser used for rendering.projects: The data for each project. Each subdirectory name is the UUID of the project.
For each project, you will see the following:
database.caido: The majority of the data of the project is contained in that database.database_raw.caido: Contains the raw data of the requests and responses, it is split for performance reasons.exports: Folder containing the exported data.
INFO
Each file is a sqlite3 database in wal mode. If you copy them, ensure to also copy the -wal files.