Applying configurations to applications in a multi-server environment

A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to:

• receive, by a configuration manager running in a first server in a multi-server computing environment, a request from a client to apply a selected application configuration to a selected application binary image previously stored on a second server in the multi-server computing environment;
• forward, by the configuration manager, the request to an agent executing on the second server;
• get, by the agent, the selected application configuration from a repository, the repository storing a plurality of application configurations external to the first and second servers;
• apply, by the agent, the selected application configuration to the selected application binary image in the second server;
• and
• wherein the agent is to validate a payload of a request by analyzing message attributes of the request prior to applying the selected application configuration, the message attributes comprising a map of key value pairs of metadata, the metadata including a timestamp, a digital signature, and a message routing identifier.

A system comprising:

• a plurality of servers, each server including an agent;
• a configuration manager running in server other than the plurality of servers to receive a request from a client to apply a selected application configuration to a selected application binary image previously stored on a selected server of the plurality of servers, and to forward the request to the agent executing on the selected server;
• wherein the agent is to get the selected application configuration from a repository, the repository storing a plurality of application configurations external to the plurality of servers, and apply the selected application configuration to the selected application binary image in the selected server;
• and
• wherein the agent is to validate a payload of a request by analyzing message attributes of the request prior to applying the selected application configuration, the message attributes comprising a map of key value pairs of metadata, the metadata including a timestamp, a digital signature, and a message routing identifier.