Start/notes.ini Parameters/DOMINO_HTTP_NO_WEBCONFIG_CACHE

DOMINO_HTTP_NO_WEBCONFIG_CACHE

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Parameter: DOMINO_HTTP_NO_WEBCONFIG_CACHE
Short description: Disables caching of Web Site / Web Site Rule documents in the HTTP stack – changes in names.nsf take effect immediately, without tell http refresh.

Profile

Parameter
DOMINO_HTTP_NO_WEBCONFIG_CACHE
Category
HTTP / Web
Component
Server
Available since
10.0
Supported versions
10.0, 11.0, 12.0, 14.0, 14.5, 14.5.1
GUI equivalent
notes.ini only (no GUI)
Possible values
0 = cache active (default), 1 = cache disabled (recommended for testing only)

Description

The HTTP task caches Web Site and Web Site Rule documents to avoid having to look them up in the Domino Directory on every request. During configuration work, this is inconvenient because changes only become visible after tell http refresh. DOMINO_HTTP_NO_WEBCONFIG_CACHE=1 turns the cache off, so that each request reads the current configuration directly.

Example configuration

; Only enable during configuration testing
DOMINO_HTTP_NO_WEBCONFIG_CACHE=1

Notes & pitfalls

  • On production servers, leave permanently at 0 – permanently disabling it increases the load on names.nsf and can noticeably worsen response times.
  • Takes effect only after restart task http.
  • Recommended approach in production: leave the cache active and run tell http refresh after changes.
  • Helpful while building or debugging complex Internet Site / Web Rule hierarchies.