Other config options

This is a list of some of the more advanced configuration options available. These will typically need to be set before the start of the GoCD Server, unless specified.

System properties

If an option specified below is of type “System property”, then it will be a Java system property, which needs to be provided to the GoCD Server, typically prefixed with -D unless otherwise stated. So, if the property is called my.new.property and the value that needs to be set is true, then the Java system property to be used will be -Dmy.new.property=true. Notice the lack of a space between the -D and the property name.

To configure the system properties, edit the file wrapper-properties.conf on the GoCD server. See the installation documentation for the location of wrapper-properties.conf file.

Options

cruise.listen.host - The host that the GoCD Server should bind to

• Name: cruise.listen.host
• Type: System property
• Restrictions: Should be a valid, bind-able IP address

The GoCD Server opens a listening socket, so that it can serve pages to users and GoCD Agents. It needs to listen on a specific host. This host determines which clients (users as well as GoCD Agents) can access the GoCD Server. By default, the server listens on 0.0.0.0, which is the wildcard or “unspecified” address. Usually, this means that the GoCD Server can be accessed through any network interface. In some, more advanced networking setups, it might be needed to override this, typically to 127.0.0.1, so that only clients local to the box can access it.

cruise.server.port - HTTP port for the Go Server

• Name: cruise.server.port
• Type: System property
• Restrictions: Should be the number of a valid port that is not used by another process

Similar to the cruise.listen.host property, the value of this property determines which port the Go Server binds to, and accepts HTTP connections from. If not overridden, it is set to 8153.

cruise.config.dir - Location of the configuration files

• Name: cruise.config.dir
• Type: System property
• Restrictions: Should be the directory, writeable by the Go Server process

Though not used often, this property can be used to change the location of the Go Server’s config directory.

Changing this could have an impact on the ability to upgrade the Go Server, and so, it’s not recommended to change this.

go.spa.refresh.interval - GoCD SPA pages refresh interval time

• Name: go.spa.refresh.interval
• Type: System property
• Restrictions: Should be the time duration specified in milliseconds
• Default: 10000

The GoCD pages are refreshed periodically to ensure they have upto date information.

This property can be used to change the time interval at which these GoCD pages should be refreshed.

Setting this to a lower value (<= 5000) could have a performance impact on the GoCD server.

go.spa.timeout - GoCD SPA pages request timeout

• Name: go.spa.timeout
• Type: System property
• Restrictions: Should be the time duration specified in milliseconds
• Default: 60000

This property can be used to change the timeout value of AJAX requests made from the GoCD pages.

Setting this to a very low value (ie. <5000) could result in AJAX requests being cancelled more frequently.