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# root

*root* simply specifies the root of where CoreDNS finds (e.g.) zone files.
The default root is the current working directory of CoreDNS.
A relative root path is relative to the current working directory.

## Syntax

~~~ txt
root PATH
~~~

**PATH** is the directory to set as CoreDNS' root.

## Examples

Serve zone data (when the *file* middleware is used) from `/etc/coredns/zones`:

~~~ txt
root /etc/coredns/zones
~~~