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Synchronizing Archives

OpenEdit's Media Archive can be synchronized with another instance of OpenEdit Media Archive. This feature is used to improve performance by replicating remote data on a local server.

Synchronization can be performed manually as needed or it can be configured to happen automatically on a schedule.

Adding Servers

To add OpenEdit Media Archive servers to the Synchronization Server List:

  1. Click on the "Site Manager" icon on the OpenEdit toolbar
  2. Click the "Edit List of Sites" link
  3. Click the "Add" button
  4. Fill in the "Text" field and "WebApp Url" field and hit the "Save" button

    5. Note: the "ID" field is generated automatically but can be edited.

Manual Sync

To manually synchronize the OpenEdit Media Archive with another server:

  • Click on the "Site Manager" icon on the OpenEdit toolbar
  • Click the "Pull Directory" link
  • Specify the remote folder you wish to synchronize with, e.g. "/archive_images"
  • Select the remote server you wish to synchronize from.
  • Enter the admin username and password for the remote server
  • Click the "OK" button

    • Scheduled Sync

    To schedule synchronization between two OpenEdit Media Archive servers:

  • Click on the "File Manager" icon on the OpenEdit toolbar
  • Navigate to /archive/sync/runsync.xconf

    • Note: "runsync.xconf" and "runexternalsync.xconf" are example synchronization files.
    You can create any number of .xconf files using these files as a template and add them to the Scheduler (see below).




  • Click on the "Edit Text" tab and edit the runsync.xconf file according to the commented instructions within the file.

    • Note: the property "siteid" matches the "ID" from the "Adding Servers" section of this page.

  • Save your changes and if necessary publish the draft of this file so that it becomes live.



  • Click on the "Site Manager" icon on the OpenEdit toolbar
  • Click the "Scheduler" link
  • Click on the "New" link and fill in the "Path:" field as /archive/sync/runsync.html

    • Note: The file extension is ".html", not ".xconf". This tells OpenEdit to run the action specified in the .xconf file.

  • Fill in the period in hours, e.g. "12h"
  • Click the "Save" link
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