# Programmatically import a project

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/programmatically-import-a-project/59419>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81, scripting\
**Created:** [May 10, 2022, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/programmatically-import-a-project/59419 "2022-05-10T17:42:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![thomas.garsiot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e19b73/32.png) [@thomas.garsiot](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/thomas.garsiot)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2022, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/programmatically-import-a-project/59419/3 "2022-05-10T20:43:51Z")

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Thanks Kevin for your very quick answer.

Re: explicitly triggering a project reload in 8.2. Any idea when this will become available ? (without asking for a commitment - just a rough idea).

while looking for a way to change the scan frequency, I stumbled upon these posts:  
[Controlling project file scanning without restarting - Ignition - Inductive Automation Forum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/controlling-project-file-scanning-without-restarting/42633)  
[Force designer to read from projects on server on command - Ignition - Inductive Automation Forum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/force-designer-to-read-from-projects-on-server-on-command/59012)

and specifically this answer from you and PGriffith about how to change the scan frequency:

> We currently don’t have any way to “demand poll” for changes (though it is on our ‘to do’ list).
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> The best option at present is providing a system property in `ignition.conf` to increase the scan frequency from the default 5 minutes to something more aggressive. The downside is basically just increased CPU load as we scan more frequently.

> [@](#):
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> Sounds like you might need to increase the project scan frequency. In 8.1 the default is 5 minutes, which isn’t really suitable if you’re trying to use git. In ignition.conf you can add JVM arg to the additional parameters section: -Dignition.projects.scanFrequency=10 Would set the frequency to 10 seconds.

I'm re-posting to help others find it.

Thanks

Thomas

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