Hi Philip,
Thanks for your quick answer.
Sorry about the log not containing debug, TK_DEBUG env var was appaently overriden during this test.
Here is a log from today. We can see the whole process is way faster than yesterday, while nothing chnaged in the config:
2020-01-22 11:52:51,448 [15892 DEBUG sgtk.core.log] Debug logging enabled. To permanently enable it, set the TK_DEBUG environment variable.
2020-01-22 11:52:51,450 [15892 DEBUG sgtk.core.log] Setting TK_DEBUG in the environment for this session. This ensures that subprocesses spawned from this process will inherit the global debug logging setting from this process.
2020-01-22 11:52:51,500 [15892 DEBUG sgtk.ext.tkimpeb4455471ee34fab8de689ac811dc2a9.tk_desktop.site_communication] [PROXY] Debug logging enabled. To permanently enable it, set the TK_DEBUG environment variable.
2020-01-22 11:52:51,502 [15892 DEBUG sgtk.ext.tkimpeb4455471ee34fab8de689ac811dc2a9.tk_desktop.site_communication] [PROXY] Setting TK_DEBUG in the environment for this session. This ensures that subprocesses spawned from this process will inherit the global debug logging setting from this process.
2020-01-22 11:53:02,950 [15892 DEBUG sgtk.env.site.tk-desktop.tk-framework-shotgunutils] User Settings Manager: Storing superprodartdev.shotgunstudio.com:project_recent_apps.190
2020-01-22 11:53:03,549 [15892 DEBUG sgtk.ext.tkimpeb4455471ee34fab8de689ac811dc2a9.tk_desktop.site_communication] [PROXY] Creating folders for Project 190. Defer keyword: 'tk-maya'
2020-01-22 11:53:04,466 [15892 DEBUG sgtk.ext.tkimpeb4455471ee34fab8de689ac811dc2a9.tk_desktop.site_communication] [PROXY] Path cache sync tracking marker in local sqlite db: 507281
2020-01-22 11:53:04,467 [15892 DEBUG sgtk.ext.tkimpeb4455471ee34fab8de689ac811dc2a9.tk_desktop.site_communication] [PROXY] Fetching create/delete folder event log entries >= id 507281 for project {'type': 'Project', 'id': 190}...
2020-01-22 11:53:04,653 [15892 DEBUG sgtk.ext.tkimpeb4455471ee34fab8de689ac811dc2a9.tk_desktop.site_communication] [PROXY] Got 1 event log entries
2020-01-22 11:53:04,654 [15892 DEBUG sgtk.ext.tkimpeb4455471ee34fab8de689ac811dc2a9.tk_desktop.site_communication] [PROXY] Event log contains 1 creations and 0 deletions
2020-01-22 11:53:04,654 [15892 DEBUG sgtk.ext.tkimpeb4455471ee34fab8de689ac811dc2a9.tk_desktop.site_communication] [PROXY] Path cache syncing not necessary - local folders already up to date!
2020-01-22 11:53:04,674 [15892 DEBUG sgtk.ext.tkimpeb4455471ee34fab8de689ac811dc2a9.tk_desktop.site_communication] [PROXY] Loading environment data from path: l:\_tech\sgtk_configs\config_deploy_calimero_trailer\env\project.yml
2020-01-22 11:53:04,946 [15892 DEBUG sgtk.ext.tkimpeb4455471ee34fab8de689ac811dc2a9.tk_desktop.site_communication] [PROXY] Loading SoftwareLauncher plugin 'C:\Users\userName\AppData\Roaming\Shotgun\bundle_cache\app_store\tk-maya\v0.9.10\startup.py' ...
2020-01-22 11:53:04,980 [15892 DEBUG sgtk.ext.tkimpeb4455471ee34fab8de689ac811dc2a9.tk_desktop.site_communication] [PROXY] Created SoftwareLauncher instance: <a7217bdd320146a88c31ae6b0179937a.MayaLauncher object at 0x0000000006953D30>
2020-01-22 11:53:04,982 [15892 DEBUG sgtk.ext.tkimpeb4455471ee34fab8de689ac811dc2a9.tk_desktop.site_communication] [PROXY] Created tk-maya engine launcher : <a7217bdd320146a88c31ae6b0179937a.MayaLauncher object at 0x0000000006953D30>
2020-01-22 11:53:04,983 [15892 DEBUG sgtk.ext.tkimpeb4455471ee34fab8de689ac811dc2a9.tk_desktop.site_communication] [PROXY] Preparing Maya Launch via Toolkit Classic methodology ...
2020-01-22 11:53:04,983 [15892 DEBUG sgtk.ext.tkimpeb4455471ee34fab8de689ac811dc2a9.tk_desktop.site_communication] [PROXY] Engine launcher prepared launch info:
path : C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2019\bin\maya.exe
args :
env : {dict of env var}
2020-01-22 11:53:04,984 [15892 DEBUG sgtk.ext.tkimpeb4455471ee34fab8de689ac811dc2a9.tk_desktop.site_communication] [PROXY] Running before app launch hook...
2020-01-22 11:53:04,986 [15892 DEBUG sgtk.ext.tkimpeb4455471ee34fab8de689ac811dc2a9.tk_desktop.site_communication] [PROXY] <Sgtk App 0x03399278: tk-multi-launchapp, engine: <Sgtk Engine 0x03179128: tk-desktop, env: project>>: Resolved hook expression (associated with setting 'hook_before_app_launch'): '{config}/tk-multi-launchapp/before_app_launch.py' -> ['C:\\Program Files\\Shotgun\\Resources\\Python\\bundle_cache\\app_store\\tk-multi-launchapp\\v0.10.3\\hooks\\before_app_launch.py', 'l:\\_tech\\sgtk_configs\\config_deploy_calimero_trailer\\hooks\\tk-multi-launchapp\\before_app_launch.py']
2020-01-22 11:53:10,441 [15892 INFO sgtk.ext.tkimpeb4455471ee34fab8de689ac811dc2a9.tk_desktop.site_communication] [PROXY] >>>> before_app_launch.py : setx VAR "some/path"
2020-01-22 11:53:11,654 [15892 INFO sgtk.ext.tkimpeb4455471ee34fab8de689ac811dc2a9.tk_desktop.site_communication] [PROXY] >>>> before_app_launch.py : setx VAR "some/path"
2020-01-22 11:53:12,046 [15892 INFO sgtk.ext.tkimpeb4455471ee34fab8de689ac811dc2a9.tk_desktop.site_communication] [PROXY] >>>> before_app_launch.py : setx VAR "some/path"
2020-01-22 11:53:12,463 [15892 INFO sgtk.ext.tkimpeb4455471ee34fab8de689ac811dc2a9.tk_desktop.site_communication] [PROXY] >>>> before_app_launch.py : setx VAR "some/path"
2020-01-22 11:53:12,861 [15892 INFO sgtk.ext.tkimpeb4455471ee34fab8de689ac811dc2a9.tk_desktop.site_communication] [PROXY] >>>> before_app_launch.py : setx VAR "some/path"
2020-01-22 11:53:13,256 [15892 INFO sgtk.ext.tkimpeb4455471ee34fab8de689ac811dc2a9.tk_desktop.site_communication] [PROXY] >>>> before_app_launch.py : setx VAR "some/path"
2020-01-22 11:53:13,653 [15892 INFO sgtk.ext.tkimpeb4455471ee34fab8de689ac811dc2a9.tk_desktop.site_communication] [PROXY] >>>> before_app_launch.py : setx VAR "some/path"
2020-01-22 11:53:14,071 [15892 INFO sgtk.ext.tkimpeb4455471ee34fab8de689ac811dc2a9.tk_desktop.site_communication] [PROXY] >>>> before_app_launch.py : setx VAR "some/path"
2020-01-22 11:53:14,467 [15892 INFO sgtk.ext.tkimpeb4455471ee34fab8de689ac811dc2a9.tk_desktop.site_communication] [PROXY] >>>> before_app_launch.py : setx VAR "some/path"
2020-01-22 11:53:14,862 [15892 INFO sgtk.ext.tkimpeb4455471ee34fab8de689ac811dc2a9.tk_desktop.site_communication] [PROXY] >>>> before_app_launch.py : setx VAR "some/path"
2020-01-22 11:53:14,864 [15892 DEBUG sgtk.ext.tkimpeb4455471ee34fab8de689ac811dc2a9.tk_desktop.site_communication] [PROXY] Launching executable 'C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2019\bin\maya.exe' with args ''
2020-01-22 11:53:14,865 [15892 DEBUG sgtk.ext.tkimpeb4455471ee34fab8de689ac811dc2a9.tk_desktop.site_communication] [PROXY] <Sgtk App 0x03399278: tk-multi-launchapp, engine: <Sgtk Engine 0x03179128: tk-desktop, env: project>>: Resolved hook expression (associated with setting 'hook_app_launch'): '{self}/app_launch.py' -> ['C:\\Program Files\\Shotgun\\Resources\\Python\\bundle_cache\\app_store\\tk-multi-launchapp\\v0.10.3\\hooks\\app_launch.py']
2020-01-22 11:53:14,875 [15892 DEBUG sgtk.ext.tkimpeb4455471ee34fab8de689ac811dc2a9.tk_desktop.site_communication] [PROXY] Hook tried to launch 'start /B "App" "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2019\bin\maya.exe" '
2020-01-22 11:53:15,056 [15892 DEBUG sgtk.ext.tkimpeb4455471ee34fab8de689ac811dc2a9.tk_desktop.site_communication] [PROXY] create_event_log_entry: 0.172000s
It seems the time it takes to launch Maya from SGTK depends on the server and internet speed?
Iāll check the log again next time a user tells me he has trouble launching Maya. In the meantime Iāll also read the performance guide.