# How to reload configuration after app.yml changes?

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**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [15. März 2015 um 14:39 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-reload-configuration-after-app-yml-changes/26363 "2015-03-15T14:39:11Z")\
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**Post date:** [1. August 2017 um 05:33 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-reload-configuration-after-app-yml-changes/26363/5 "2017-08-01T05:33:17Z")

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Sorry t revive this ancient topic, I just changed smtp auth parameters, I issue  
/var/discourse # ./launcher restart app

- /usr/bin/docker stop -t 10 app  
app

starting up existing container

- /usr/bin/docker start app  
app

but it is still using old parameters, as changes was not taken  
is there a cache? or something other I dunno…  
thanks in advance for your help

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