Why is the configuration not updated?

[sebplorenz]

I have the following configuration:

services:

  connector:
    image: ghcr.io/international-data-spaces-association/dataspace-connector:6.2.0
    restart: always
    environment:
      - CONFIGURATION_PATH=/config/config.json
    volumes:
      - /app/dbconnector/config.json:/config/config.json

But changing the config.json file does not change the configuration of the connector. Is the environment variable CONFIGURATION_PATH correct? If yes, why is the connector configuration not updated? Even syntax errors in the config.json do not prevent the connector from startup.

[juliapampus]

The configuration is loaded once, during the first connector start. Then, this is persisted and is reloaded from the DB every time the connector gets restarted. Thus, the connector will not load a newer config.json. You have to change one value in the application.properties: https://international-data-spaces-association.github.io/DataspaceConnector/Deployment/Configuration#force-load-from-file. As alternative, reloading the database (empty setup) should also help - maybe not the best solution.

[tmberthold]

There are several possible solutions, from deleting the volume, editing it directly in the database or via API calls etc.

However, the proposed solution of the application.properties variable is only available from Connector v6.5.0, not in the above referenced v6.2.0.

I would recommend updating the Connector version you are using.