Configuration

Configuration files in SearchBlox store collection and search-related settings for the application. These files facilitate the management and migration of configurations across different environments or during system upgrades.

Key Features of Configuration Files

• Export and Import Functionality:
  Configuration files can be exported or imported during the initial setup, upgrade, or migration of SearchBlox. This feature allows configurations to be transferred between two different SearchBlox servers seamlessly.
• Data Clearance on Import:
  When a configuration file is imported, all existing data within the collections is cleared. As a result, it is mandatory to reindex all collections after the import process to ensure the data is up-to-date and accessible.

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Important Note

• When uploading the config file, pre-existing collections will be deleted.
• A license key is required to use this feature. Config import will work for licensed versions only.
• Old version configuration import is NOT supported with SearchBlox 10.x versions.

You can find configuration features under SearchBlox Admin Console > Administration > Configuration

• In Rollback Configuration, we can Revert configuration using the Revert button. Revert will
  rollback the configuration to a previous version.
• It will Revert the Configuration to any of the last 10 versions. SearchBlox automatically creates a
  backup of the configuration file with a timestamp every time a change occurs when settings are added or modified.
• You can see all the backed up conguration files under the path: /webapps/ROOT/WEB-INF/confbackup

• When exporting the config file, an XML file named exportconfig.xml with timestamp will be downloaded. This file can be imported in the current or upcoming SearchBlox build.
• After successfully importing the config files, you will be redirected to the login page for authentication.
• After accessing the admin dashboard, the collections uploaded from the config file will be available, and pre-existing collections will be deleted.

• In Reset Configuration, we can reset the SearchBlox configuration to the default setup.
• Configuration reset will also remove the Featured Results.
• After configuration reset, SearchBlox will remain with deafult Web collection and default search settings.
• SearchBlox user will be asked for a reason while resetting the configuration and the reason will be logged under status.log for reference.

Important Information on Configuration File

• After importing config file, reindex all the collections or schedule them so that the data gets indexed before the search is performed by users.
• We recommend you to make a manual backup of the config file once a month (depending on how often collections are updated) by exporting and saving the current file.
• This config file can be uploaded when upgrading or reinstalling, or when replicating setup on another server.
• The password can be reset by removing signed="true" or by replacing the existing encrypted password in <SEARCHBLOX_INSTALLATION_PATH>/webapps/ROOT/WEB-INF/config.xml with the password in the following line:

<config password="Fms/jGO/du9Mzl1jayYxMnOdxD4=" apikey="636D91FAABEAA4942298" signed="true">