Configuration

Roadkill is configured using a combination of settings stored in the Roadkill.config file and in the database. The database connection string is stored in the connectionString.config file, and along with the Roadkill.config file is reference inside the web.config file.

Roadkill.config

This file contains all application settings for Roadkill that typically need an application restart, or are not just cosmetic preferences. The installer will configure the file for you when you run the install wizard, if you need to change the config file later each of the properties available in the <roadkill... section can be found in the Api Documentation

connectionStrings.config

Your database connection string should be stored in the connectionStrings.config file in the website root. By default, this will be empty.

There is usually no reason to change the name of the connectionString in this section as it ties in with the connectionName setting inside the roadkill section.

Settings that are stored in the database

The settings available through the 'Site Settings' menus (admins only) reflects all the settings that are stored in the database. These are stored as JSON in the database, so can be easily edited if needed. The full list of settings are available in the API documentation

Changing the language of the site

If you want to force the language of your site to something other than the one installed on the server, you can do this using the