Migrating the Orbit API configuration to the configuration database

This procedure moves your Orbit API configuration from the appsettings.json file to your FastStats configuration database.

Before you begin

You need:

• Access to your FastStats configuration database

• A connection string for a user with table creation rights (if the OrbitConfigurations table doesn't exist)

Migrate the configuration

To migrate your Orbit API configuration:

1. In the Orbit Updater, select the API tab.

2. Click Open API Configurator.

3. In the FastStats config database tab, enter your connection string in the Connection string field. Your configuration database is typically named FS_Config, but may have a different name.

4. Click Test to verify the connection.

   

5. Select Store Orbit Configuration in Database. This enables the Configuration Name field (default value: Orbit) and displays Chat API options.

   

   Note: Change the Configuration Name value only if you have multiple Orbit installations using the same configuration database

6. Select File > Save.

   If the OrbitConfigurations table doesn't exist, the tool attempts to create it automatically. If your user lacks the required permissions, you're prompted to enter a connection string for a user with table creation rights. You can click Edit to modify connection string values.

   

   The tool saves your API configuration to the database and removes it from the appsettings.json file. The file now contains only database connection details. A backup file containing all previous settings is created automatically.

7. Close the API configuration tool.