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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Add XDG Base Directory support for configuration file lookup","articleBody":"Hi! I'd like to propose adding support for the XDG Base Directory specification as a secondary configuration location.\nCurrent Behavior:\nDefaultDockerClientConfig looks for configuration in ~/.docker/config.json (and other Docker-standard locations).\nProposed Behavior:\nAdd ~/.config/docker-java/configuration.properties as an additional lookup location, maintaining full backward compatibility.\n\nRationale:\n\nMany users prefer XDG conventions to keep ~/ clean\nHundreds of config files in home directory becomes difficult to manage\nThis would be additive only - existing paths continue to work\nRead-only nature means low risk\n\nImplementation Approach:\n\nPrimary: Check existing locations (current behavior unchanged)\nSecondary: Check ~/.config/docker-java/configuration.properties if primary not found\nFallback to defaults as currently done","author":{"url":"https://github.com/Aashiv2k5","@type":"Person","name":"Aashiv2k5"},"datePublished":"2026-01-03T17:27:10.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":0},"url":"https://github.com/2569/docker-java/issues/2569"}