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AryaBa1
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Aug 5, 2025 6:23 PM UTC
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Sling Content Distribution - unable to publish the content

Hi Community,

I'm setting up Sling Content Distribution (SCD) in AEM as a Cloud Service to replicate content from Author to Publish using a custom agent and Java code.

Here’s the agent configuration (com.adobe.granite.distribution.core.impl.AgentConfiguration-myagent.config):

 

name="myagent"
enabled=B"true"
serviceName="sling/distribution/service/default"
serializationType="default"
log.level="info"
packageExporter.endpoints=["http://localhost:4503/libs/sling/distribution/services/exporters/default"]
packageImporter.endpoints=["http://localhost:4503/libs/sling/distribution/services/importers/default"]
transportSecretProvider.target="(name=default)"

 

 

And here's the code I'm using to trigger the distribution:

ResourceResolver resolver = resolverFactory.getServiceResourceResolver(
Collections.singletonMap(ResourceResolverFactory.SUBSERVICE, "distributionService"));

DistributionRequest request = new SimpleDistributionRequest(DistributionRequestType.ADD, "/content/myproject/en");

DistributionAgent agent = distributionAgent.get("myagent");
DistributionResponse response = agent.execute(request, resolver.adaptTo(Session.class));

 

The code runs without errors, but content is not getting pushed to Publish. Manual distribution via UI works fine.

SantoshSai
SantoshSaiAccepted solution
Community Advisor
Aug 5, 2025 6:35 PM UTC

Hi @aryaba1,

Could you confirm your Transport Secret Provider.

Make sure you have this config on Author:

# com.adobe.granite.distribution.core.impl.AgentConfiguration-myagent.config
name="myagent"
enabled=B"true"
serviceName="myagent"
serializationType="default"
packageExporter.endpoints=["http://localhost:4503/libs/sling/distribution/services/importers/default"]
transportSecretProvider.target="(serviceName=myagent)"

And on Publish, create this OSGi config:

# com.adobe.granite.distribution.transport.impl.SecretTransportAuthenticationProviderFactory-myagent.config
serviceName="myagent"
username="distribution-user"
password="your-password"

Also worth to check:

  • distribution-user exists on Publish with permissions

  • The importer endpoint (default) is active

  •  myagent matches in code and config

Reference:
https://www.albinsblog.com/2020/08/sling-content-distribution-in-aem-sync-content-between-publish-instances.html

Santosh Sai
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SantoshSai
Community Advisor
SantoshSaiCommunity AdvisorAccepted solution
Community Advisor
Aug 5, 2025 6:35 PM UTC

Hi @aryaba1,

Could you confirm your Transport Secret Provider.

Make sure you have this config on Author:

# com.adobe.granite.distribution.core.impl.AgentConfiguration-myagent.config
name="myagent"
enabled=B"true"
serviceName="myagent"
serializationType="default"
packageExporter.endpoints=["http://localhost:4503/libs/sling/distribution/services/importers/default"]
transportSecretProvider.target="(serviceName=myagent)"

And on Publish, create this OSGi config:

# com.adobe.granite.distribution.transport.impl.SecretTransportAuthenticationProviderFactory-myagent.config
serviceName="myagent"
username="distribution-user"
password="your-password"

Also worth to check:

  • distribution-user exists on Publish with permissions

  • The importer endpoint (default) is active

  •  myagent matches in code and config

Reference:
https://www.albinsblog.com/2020/08/sling-content-distribution-in-aem-sync-content-between-publish-instances.html

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Santosh Sai
    AryaBa1Author
    Level 2
    Aug 5, 2025 7:03 PM UTC

    Thanks @santoshsai it worked after adding the correct serviceName and credentials on the Publish side.

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    GnanendraReddyPonnala
    Level 1
    Feb 13, 2026 2:16 PM UTC

    Hello ​@SantoshSai , ​@AryaBa1 

    I'm trying to setup sling distribution in local author to push/package to local publish.
    after creating config I can see an entry in sling distribution and when click on Test connection option getting
    org.apache.sling.distribution.common.DistributionException: org.apache.http.client.HttpResponseException: status code: 500, reason phrase: server error

     

    followed this 

    https://www.albinsblog.com/2020/08/sling-content-distribution-in-aem-sync-content-between-publish-instances.html

     

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    joerghoh
    Adobe Employee
    joerghohAdobe Employee
    Adobe Employee
    Aug 16, 2025 9:01 AM UTC

    Why do you use Content Distribution to replicate content from author to publish? Isn't it possible for you to use the Replication API for that?

     

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