Dynamic Configuration

Beginning in version 23.9, Orchid Recorder supports dynamic configuration. This feature currently allows you to update the TLS certificate files without having to restart Orchid.

*This reloading feature only works if HTTPS, RTSPS or RTSPST is enabled on the Orchid Recorder.

*To perform this change, you will need to be signed into the Orchid Recorder as an Administrator.

1. Open the Orchid configuration file to work with the dynamic_configuration.port property which will enable or disable the dynamic configuration feature. (If you need extra help, refer back to the How to Edit a Configuration File section that corresponds to the operating system you are using.) Applicable settings include the following:
   1. 5566: This is the default setting and will enable dynamic configuration.
   2. none: This will disable the dynamic configuration feature.
2. Save and close the Orchid configuration file.
3. Next, copy the new TLS certificate files into the proper locations. (The Orchid properties file should provide the paths for these files.)
4. Once everything is in place, go to the the command line (in Linux) or the command prompt (in Windows) and run Orchid using one of the following commands:
   1. /opt/orchid/bin/orchid_server -reload-tls-certs (Linux)
   2. C:\Program Files\ IPConfigure\orchid\bin\orchid_server.exe /reload-tls-certs (Windows)

The TLS settings will be updated. No Orchid restart is required.

*Using this reload feature will only update the TLS files. If you have other changes you need to make to the Orchid configuration settings, you will need to use the Advanced Settings feature in the software, or edit the Orchid properties file directly.