Is there a possibility to reload the gwc-gs.xml configuration file manually?
For example I changed <cacheLayersByDefault>true</cacheLayersByDefault>
to false
and reloaded the configuration at http://localhost:8082/gwc/demo
but it has no effect on the user intreface.
I also tried to reload it via REST post request:
The status code returns an OK but still there are no changes (here is a link to the Geowebcache documentation).
The reload works if the whole geoserver is restarted.
Is it possible to reload the gwc-gs.xml file without restarting the geoserver or do i somehow have to reload the xml with a geoserver REST request?
Best Answer
On the GeoServer
Status
page of the admin console, there are a few options for freeing a reloading things. http://docs.geoserver.org/stable/en/user/webadmin/server/status.htmlSpecifically I'd suggest the
Configuration and catalog
reload button should probably do what you want; it reloads all configuration and is similar to a restart without actually doing a restart.Resource Cache
clearing can also be useful.Be aware that while GeoServer is re-reading the config, it won't be responding to requests.