From 8026dc256097f19d8ca5cbd6f782a0d93634f85a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris O'Haver Date: Fri, 11 May 2018 15:09:38 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] plugin/reload: mention auto in reload (#1793) mention auto in reload docs --- plugin/reload/README.md | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/plugin/reload/README.md b/plugin/reload/README.md index 18d40ca5d..4c98b7a7f 100644 --- a/plugin/reload/README.md +++ b/plugin/reload/README.md @@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ ## Description +This plugin allows automatic reload of a changed _Corefile_. +To enable automatic reloading of _zone file_ changes, use the `auto` plugin. + This plugin periodically checks if the Corefile has changed by reading it and calculating its MD5 checksum. If the file has changed, it reloads CoreDNS with the new Corefile. This eliminates the need to send a SIGHUP