For config updates, does the gateway bridge need to run on the gateway?

ChirpStack Gateway Bridge
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I see the configurations in gateway_bridge.toml file to restart the packet forwarders after config updates, but they are all pointing to a file system path. Does that mean, the gateway bridge should be running on the gateway itself to apply these configs?

Is there a way to still do config updates and packet forwarder restarts when gateway bridge is running outside?

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Yes, Only when the gateway bridge runs in the gateway, it can modify the config and restart the packet forwarder.
From outside, the gateway bridge has no control of it.