Switching From Development Mode to Production Mode

IG operates in development mode and production mode, as defined in "Development Mode and Production Mode".

After installation, IG is by default in production mode. While you evaluate IG or develop routes, it can be helpful to switch to development mode as described in "Switching from Production Mode to Development Mode". However, after deployment it is essential to switch back to production mode to prevent unwanted changes to the configuration.

Switch From Development Mode to Production Mode

In $HOME/.openig/config/admin.json (on Windows, %appdata%\OpenIG\config), change the value of mode from DEVELOPMENT to PRODUCTION:
```
{
  "mode": "PRODUCTION"
}
```
The file changes the operating mode from development mode to production mode. For more information about the admin.json file, see "AdminHttpApplication (admin.json)".
The value set in admin.json overrides any value set by the configuration token ig.run.mode when it is used in an environment variable or system property. For information about ig.run.mode, see "Configuration Tokens".
(Optional) Prevent routes from being reloaded after startup:
- To prevent all routes in the configuration from being reloaded, add a config.json as described in Getting Started Guide, and configure the scanInterval of the main router.
- To prevent individual routes from being reloaded, configure the scanInterval of the routers in those routes.
```
{
  "type": "Router",
  "config": {
    "scanInterval": "disabled"
  }
}
```
For more information, see "Router".
Restart IG.
When IG starts up, the route endpoints are not displayed in the logs, and are not available. You can't access Studio on http://openig.example.com:8080/openig/studio.