Reload Server Connect Environment Settings on Remote Target?

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I changed my mail provider information on my staging server in Wappler. I did this using the Server Connect Settings -> Environment tag. I pressed the Save button and restarted the services on my staging server. However, the app/config/config.json file on the staging server does not reflect the changes made and saved in Wappler (only locally do I see the changes in the staging server's config.json file). The staging server still contains the old mail provider data.

Is it possible to force a reload of the config.json file's configuration without having to do a full deploy?

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In the meantime, I used the "publish" button instead of Deploy and selected just that file. This worked, but hoping there's a way to perform minor changes without taking the site down momentarily.

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It's a little confusing, but the Environment settings are different for each target.
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Try switching to your Staging target and then reopen Enviroment tab.

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Yeah, that tripped me up in the past but I'm aware of that now. I had my target set to staging when updating the environment variables.

Since I use Docker, it seems the only way to have the config.json file updated on the remote target is to force a new image build. Is this correct?

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When you use Publish and select the Staging server in "Publish to" field, it should make the updates.

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It did. That was my "let's fix this now and see what the community comes back with" solution. :wink:

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ah, I didn't read that comment. I know there have been conversations about zero-downtime deployment, but outside of that, making updates while using Docker requires a small amount of downtime.

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