<ul><li>Manually restarting a Go server for a config change can result in downtime and unnecessary overhead in production environments.</li><li>To avoid restarting the server, the author switched from manually parsing JSON and YAML files to using the Viper Go package for config management.</li><li>To apply config changes dynamically, the author made use of Viper's config watching and reloading capabilities, enabling the server to instantly pick up new values without requiring a restart.</li><li>The author also implemented secure handling of secrets by fetching them from HashiCorp Vault instead of storing them in the config file.</li></ul>

How I Stopped Restarting My Go Server Every Time I Changed a Config

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