# Method to force gateway to check for new/updated project files?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/method-to-force-gateway-to-check-for-new-updated-project-files/64993>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [October 10, 2022, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/method-to-force-gateway-to-check-for-new-updated-project-files/64993 "2022-10-10T00:54:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/method-to-force-gateway-to-check-for-new-updated-project-files/64993/5 "2022-10-10T15:33:37Z")

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Not currently possible:

> [@\[IGN-1655\]Force to reload the file page-config/config.json after editing it from disk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-1655-force-to-reload-the-file-page-config-config-json-after-editing-it-from-disk/64908):
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> Ignition 8.1.21 I have some project with lots of pages and I generate the page-config\config.json file or modify it with an external text editor. \Ignition\data\projects\MyProjetc\com.inductiveautomation.perspective\page-config\config.json When I change this file, I need to wait probably this times or restart the gateway services in order the modified file is used. wrapper.java.additional.1=-Dignition.projects.scanFrequency=100 [https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Gateway+Con…](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Gateway+Configuration+File+Reference)

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