Allow SPOs to reload topology configuration changes (#1112)

* Added topology config refresh ability to systemd reload Co-authored-by: RdLrT <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: jadjei <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: RdLrT <[email protected]>
cardano-foundation · Jul 29, 2023 · a17cc9e · a17cc9e
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diff --git a/docs/operate-a-stake-pool/cardano-relay-configuration.md b/docs/operate-a-stake-pool/cardano-relay-configuration.md
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ User              = <$USER>
 Type              = simple
 WorkingDirectory  = <$HOME>/cardano-testnet
 ExecStart         = /bin/bash -c '<$HOME>/cardano-testnet/startTestNode.sh'
+ExecReload        = pkill -HUP cardano-node
 KillSignal        = SIGINT
 RestartKillSignal = SIGINT
 TimeoutStopSec    = 300
@@ -220,3 +221,9 @@ Dec  1 15:31:40 localhost cardano-testnode[162851]: #033[35m[localhos:cardano.no
 ```
 
 Syncing the blockchain from zero can take a while. Please be patient. If you want to stop syncing, you can do so using the command `sudo systemctl stop cardano-node`. Restarting the relay node will resume syncing the blockchain.
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+## Reloading the Topology configuration
+
+In case you have made an update to `topology.json` file, since this node is assumed to be running in P2P mode - you can can load these changes without having to perform a full node restart using command below:
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+    sudo systemctl reload cardano-node