Configuring the client for the Add-ons Service in Content Manager
Configure the URL of the Add-ons Service and synchronization period in the AddonsSettings.json client configuration file.
Procedure
- Access your Content Manager server.
- Access the config\ subfolder of %TRIDION_HOME%.
- Open AddonsSettings.json for editing.
- Within the
addonsSettingssection, find theparameterssubsection. - Set the value of the
serviceUrlproperty to one of the following:- If the Add-ons Service is not secured with HTTPS, set the value to
"http://SERVER:PORT", where SERVER is the name of the server on which the Add-ons Service runs, and PORT is the port number on which it runs (set to 83 as a default). - If the Add-ons Service is secured with HTTPS, set the value to
"https://SERVER:SSLPORT", where SERVER is the name of the server on which the Add-ons Service runs, and SSLPORT is the port number on which it runs (set to 44325 as a default).
- If the Add-ons Service is not secured with HTTPS, set the value to
- Set the value of the
syncPeriodto the amount of time, in milliseconds, you want Content Manager to watch before checking with the Add-ons Service again for a change to extensions. The default value is 30000 milliseconds, or 30 seconds. - Save and close AddonsSettings.json.