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devleaks committed Aug 23, 2024
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You can [find them here](https://github.com/dlicudi/cockpitdecks-configs), download them and install them in your aircraft folder.

Cockpitdecks `deckconfig` folder must be placed in the folder of the X-Plane aircraft to be found by Cockpitdecks or the Cockpitdecks Helper plugin.

```
<X-Plane 12 Folder>/Aircraft/Extra Airicraft/Toliss A321/deckconfig
```

# Cockpitdecks Usage

## Disconnect OEM Applications
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If `fixed` is not present, Cockpitdecks will attempt to find a suitable deckconfig folder to load.

To do this, Cockpitdecks will search for a folder named like the X-Plane aircraft folder. It will search in all folders listed in the `COCKPITDECKS_PATH` environment variable.
To do this, Cockpitdecks will search for a folder named like the X-Plane aircraft folder. It will search in all folders listed in the `COCKPITDECKS_PATH` python or environment variable.

Here is an example. Suppose you loaded Toliss A321 aircraft in X-Plane. The aircraft folder name is `Toliss A321`.

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COCKPITDECKS_PATH="/XPDATA/CockpitdecksConfig:/Volume0/XPlane/Cockpitdecks/data
```

Cockpitdecks will search in each of the above folder for a folder named `Toliss A321`. It will then check whether that folder contains a proper `deckconfig`subfolder. If it does, Cockpitdecks will use that configuration.
Cockpitdecks will search in each of the above folders (`/XPDATA/CockpitdecksConfig` and `/Volume0/XPlane/Cockpitdecks/data`) for a folder named `Toliss A321`. It will then check whether that folder contains a proper `deckconfig` subfolder. If it does, Cockpitdecks will load that configuration.

If the folder `/XPDATA/CockpitdecksConfig/Toliss A321/deckconfig` is found, Cockpitdecks will load it.

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