# Device Config Update Live Edit

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/device-config-update-live-edit/109272>\
**Category:** Ignition 8.3 Early Access\
**Tags:** opcua, ignition83\
**Created:** [August 1, 2025, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/device-config-update-live-edit/109272 "2025-08-01T20:04:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Steve\_Laubach](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/steve_laubach/32/60900_2.png) [@Steve\_Laubach](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Steve_Laubach)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2025, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/device-config-update-live-edit/109272/2 "2025-08-01T20:09:32Z")

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Sounds consistent with how the custom SVG libraries are now working.

This line in particular...

1. Restart the gateway (or POST the `/data/api/v1/scan/config` endpoint) to pick up the changed resource.

> [@Custom Icon Library in 8.3](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-icon-library-in-8-3/109259/2):
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> Okay, here's the current steps. Navigate to your install directory, and in the /data/config/resources/core/ folder, create a new folder com.inductiveautomation.perspective/ (if it doesn't already exist). Within that folder create an icons/ folder. Within that folder create a \<repository name\>/ folder. Within that folder, create: The spritesheet of your SVG, at whatever arbitrary filename you want, e.g. icons.svg. A config.json file that contains a single entry, svgFileName, that co…

Edit:  
Although, updating it with a post probably will still trigger the restart you're trying to avoid.

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