# Location of the configuration file To configure AxoSyslog, edit the `syslog-ng.conf` file with any regular text editor application. The location of the configuration file depends on the platform you are running AxoSyslog, and how you have installed AxoSyslog it. * **Native packages** of a platform (like the ones downloaded from Linux repositories) typically place the configuration file under the `/etc/syslog-ng/` directory. * **Containers** : When running AxoSyslog in a container, typically you [map an external file to the `/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf` file](../../docs/axosyslog-core/install/docker/index.md#customize-the-configuration) within the container. Check the mapped volumes of your container, and edit the external file. * **Kubernetes** : If you’re running AxoSyslog in Kubernetes and have installed it with helm, usually you configure AxoSyslog by editing a `values.yaml` file, and redeploying AxoSyslog. Often the `syslog-ng.conf` part is under the `config.raw` section in the `values.yaml` file. For details, see [Parameters of the AxoSyslog Helm chart](../../docs/axosyslog-core/install/helm/helm-chart-parameters/index.md). Last modified June 27, 2023: [Moves content/docs to content/ to shorten output url (a5fcf1e)]()