Twice restarts required

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Twice restarts required

Mansi Gusain 495

Hey, I have a yaml file, to which if I make the changes and save, firstly it gets generated in the local and then it is uploaded to the fileshare in the storage account.

I have checked everytime the newly local file with all the changes I require is generated and the same is uploaded in the file share also.

Now the issue is that if I restart the application for which i needed the yaml then the changes do not appear i have to restart twice.

I have redis from which I clear the cache.

The file uploaded always has the changes. But not reflected in the UI until twice the restart.

The health probes config is as

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Pravallika Kothaveeranna Gari 955 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-03-14T03:46:09.5833333+00:00
Hi Mansi Gusain, check below:

When you restart the application, ensure that the cache is properly invalidated before the YAML file is loaded. This could be a race condition where the cache is cleared after the YAML file is loaded into memory.

Check the sequence of operations on restart. The YAML file should be loaded after the cache is cleared.

If you are using a configuration service or reading the file on each request, you could introduce a delay mechanism where the application waits for a short period after the cache is cleared to ensure that all systems are synchronized before loading the new YAML content.
Pravallika Kothaveeranna Gari 955 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-03-17T03:40:21.8666667+00:00

Mansi Gusain, Just checking in to see if the provided steps helped. If you have any further queries, do let us know.

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Pravallika Kothaveeranna Gari 955 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-03-14T03:46:09.5833333+00:00

Hi Mansi Gusain, check below:

When you restart the application, ensure that the cache is properly invalidated before the YAML file is loaded. This could be a race condition where the cache is cleared after the YAML file is loaded into memory.

Check the sequence of operations on restart. The YAML file should be loaded after the cache is cleared.

If you are using a configuration service or reading the file on each request, you could introduce a delay mechanism where the application waits for a short period after the cache is cleared to ensure that all systems are synchronized before loading the new YAML content.
Pravallika Kothaveeranna Gari 955 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-03-17T03:40:21.8666667+00:00

Mansi Gusain, Just checking in to see if the provided steps helped. If you have any further queries, do let us know.

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Mansi Gusain 495

Hi thanks for replying I found the solution to it.

Stopping the container and then applying yaml changes. Then starting the container and restarting the application.

Answer 2

Hi Mansi Gusain, I'm glad that you were able to resolve your issue and thank you for posting your solution so that others experiencing the same thing can easily reference this!

Since the Microsoft Q&A community has a policy that "The question author cannot accept their own answer. They can only accept answers by others ", I'll repost your solution in case you'd like to "Accept " the answer.

Issue:

The changes made to the YAML file are not reflected in the UI until the application is restarted twice, despite the updated file being uploaded correctly.

Solution:

This could be due to caching issues or delays in the application detecting the updated file after the first restart.

It turned out the issue can be resolved by following below steps:

Stop the container to ensure the application completely halts and releases the memory references or locks that it may have on the YAML file or cached data.
Make the necessary changes to the YAML file and upload it to file share where the application reads from.
Start the container again to ensure the application starts fresh and loads the updated YAML file with no old versions of the file or cache into memory.
Restart the application to reload the configuration fully. This is to make sure the changes gets reflected in the application's runtime.

Hope this helps.

Please remember to "Accept Answer" if the sol has helped, so that others in the community facing similar issues can easily find the solution.

Pravallika Kothaveeranna Gari 955 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-03-18T15:23:02.5766667+00:00

Mansi Gusain, I have reposted your solution in case you'd like to "Accept " the answer. Please click "Accept the answer” and Yes for the answer. So, it can benefit other community members reading this thread. If you have any further queries, do let us know.
Pravallika Kothaveeranna Gari 955 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-03-19T03:45:03.4533333+00:00

Mansi Gusain, We still have not heard back from you. Please click "Accept the answer” and Yes for the answer. So, it can benefit other community members reading this thread. If you have any further queries, do let us know.

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