WAL replication standby server: query

List ,

I am trying to configure a WAL replicated standby server(EDB16) .. In
the archive command I used a dedicated "/data/archive " directory for
WAL archiving as follows, as I don't want any WAL overwriting in the
default WAL directory and loss of WAL files.

I have
archive_command= ' cp %p /data/archive/%f '

pg_hba.conf I have

host replication all 10.255.10.0/24 md5

My doubt is whether the standby Postgres server(EDB16) reads WAL files by
itself from the primary server's explicit WAL archive folder
/data/archive by its own ?
OR
The standby can read only from the default WAL location ie; pg_wal
directory of primary server ?

Please enlighten me.

If the standby can read only the default pg_wal folder, then how can we
make the standby server to read from the explicit " /data/archive "
folder for WAL syncing automatically to the standby ?

Any input is much appreciated.

Thank you,
Krishane