When you are working on dex it's convenient to use the `--no-db` flag. This starts up dex in a mode which uses an in-memory datastore for persistence. It also does not rotate keys, so no overlord is required.
In this mode you provide the binary with paths to files for connectors, users, and emailer. There are example files you can use inside of `static/fixtures` named*"connectors.json.sample"*, *"users.json.sample"*, and *"emailer.json.sample"*, respectively.
In this mode you provide the binary with paths to files for clients, connectors, users, and emailer. There are example files you can use inside of `static/fixtures` named *"clients.json.sample"*,*"connectors.json.sample"*, *"users.json.sample"*, and *"emailer.json.sample"*, respectively.
You can rename these to the equivalent without the *".sample"* suffix since the defaults point to those locations: