environment location: /home/<username>/.conda/envs/py_env

[~]$ cd .conda
[.conda]$ ls
aau_token  environments.txt  envs  pkgs

# Lists the known/named created conda environments.
[.conda]$ cat environments.txt
/home/<username>/.conda/envs/py_env

# Where conda environments are created:
[.conda]$ ls envs/
py_env

# Where downloaded packages are cached before being unpacked/installed.
[.conda]$ ls pkgs/
bottleneck-1.3.7-py312ha883a20_0        mkl_random-1.2.4-py312hdb19cb5_0.conda   pip-24.0-py312h06a4308_0.conda
...

[.conda]$ du -d 1 -h
1.2G    ./envs
247M    ./pkgs
1.4G    .

[]$ module purge
[]$ module load miniconda3/24.3.0
[]$ conda info
...
       user config file : /home/<username>/.condarc
          conda version : 24.3.0

       base environment : /apps/u/opt/linux/miniconda3/24.3.0  (read only)

           channel URLs : https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/linux-64   # Channels within that packages will be searched for.
                          https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/noarch
                          https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r/linux-64
                          https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r/noarch
          package cache : /apps/u/opt/linux/miniconda3/24.3.0/pkgs
                          /home/<username>/.conda/pkgs                   # Where downloaded packages will be stored.
       envs directories : /home/<username>/.conda/envs                   # Where environments will be created.
                          /apps/u/opt/linux/miniconda3/24.3.0/envs       # Read only.

The Conda Runtime Configuration file, an optional .yaml file that allows you to configure many aspects of conda, such as which channels it searches for packages, proxy settings, and environment directories

This file is not created by default, you will need to create it. In the example below we use vim to create it.

• See: Using the .condarc conda configuration file and Settings.

• Lets update the environment creation location and cached package folder:

# In your home folder:
[~]$ vim .condarc
envs_dirs:
  - /project/<project-name>/<username>/conda/envs

pkgs_dirs:
  - /project/<project-name>/<username>/conda/pkgs

always_yes: true

• The final option “Choose the yes option whenever asked to proceed, such as when installing.“

[~]$ conda info
...
          package cache : /project/<project-name>/<username>/conda/pkgs
       envs directories : /project/<project-name>/<username>/conda/envs
                          /home/<username>/.conda/envs
                          /apps/u/opt/linux/miniconda3/24.3.0/envs