Restart the application

Use this procedure to restart the application on any environment with zero downtime and without the need to re-deploy. The restart utilizes a similar approach as the blue-green deployment process to ensure there is no downtime for the application. There is an option to purge the output cache and CDN cache for Sitefinity pages after the restart.

To restart the application, perform the following:

1. Login to Sitefinity Cloud Management Portal.
2. Navigate to Pipelines » All » Application.
3. In the list of available pipelines, select Application.Restart pipeline.
4. In the upper-right corner, click Run pipeline.
   A dialog box opens.
5. Select the environment.
6. Click Run.
7. (Optional) Purge all Sitefinity pages from Server & CDN cache.
   The default option is to purge the output cache and CDN cache for Sitefinity pages after the restart.