Deployment Server Automatically updating APP from splunk/etc/apps/

[robertlynch2020]

Hi

We are using the Deployment server installed on the search head to push an APP (Lets say TEST) to the Nodes - this works.

[serverClass:Indexer]
whitelist.0 = *
[serverClass:Indexer:app:TEST]

restartSplunkWeb = 0
restartSplunkd = 0
stateOnClient = enabled

The issues i have is i am developing on the search head so i also have splunk/etc/apps/TEST - So when i am doing any changes (To datamodels mostly) I want the Deployment server to get them dynamically and put them on the nodes, is that possible?

Otherwise i will have to set up a manual copy from
splunk/etc/apps/TEST to splunk/etc/deployment-apps/TEST

Regards
Robert Lynch

[gcusello]

Hi robertlynch2020,
Did you explored the choise to use a Search Head Cluster to deploy apps from a SH to another?

Bye.
Giuseppe

[robertlynch2020]

Hi

I am trying to understand. We need to get the APP to the nodes not another SH, so how would this help?

In fact, how do people develop in production. Or do they develop in a dev site and then upgrade to production.

Regards
Robert

[ololdach]

You might want to insert a symbolic link: ln -s /opt/splunk/etc/apps/yourappdir /opt/splunk/etc/deployment-apps/ and run splunk reload deploy-server regularly from a cron schedule in order to publish any changes

[robertlynch2020]

HI

Thanks, this might work for us cheers.

Rob

[HiroshiSatoh]

If you use "Config Explorer", you can copy on GUI. A restart is required if the settings are changed.
https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/4353/

[robertlynch2020]

Hi

Sorry i dont understand. I need something that will copy over file automatically if they are saved.

Can you explain you solutions please.

I have 5 developers and they can all be updated the TEST app on the SH, i would like this information to get pushed out dynamically.

Rob

[HiroshiSatoh]

I think there is no choice but to synchronize with rsync and execute Copy command regularly in the shell. A reload process is also necessary.