# Configuration The configuration consists of files in YAML format on disk. The package comes with an example configuration in */opt/halon/policyd/share*. The [running configuration](config_running.html.md) contains the bulk of the configuration data, including all the schedules. It can be softly reloaded. * [Startup configuration](config_startup.html.md) * [Listener directives](config_startup.html.md#listener-directives) * [WebSocket directives](config_startup.html.md#websocket-directives) * [Elasticsearch directives](config_startup.html.md#elasticsearch-directives) * [Running configuration](config_running.html.md) * [Authentication directives](config_running.html.md#authentication-directives) * [IP directives](config_running.html.md#ip-directives)