From 11ff8c6c3ad94d1c0129f630c6b0202adfc8db8f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Losada Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 19:38:54 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] GitBook: [develop] one page modified --- .../setup_alternatives/platform_release_install.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/development-and-code/setup_alternatives/platform_release_install.md b/docs/development-and-code/setup_alternatives/platform_release_install.md index f7074b676f..4130436bd8 100644 --- a/docs/development-and-code/setup_alternatives/platform_release_install.md +++ b/docs/development-and-code/setup_alternatives/platform_release_install.md @@ -121,6 +121,14 @@ The latest releases of the Ushahidi Platform come with a little handy tool calle If something is wrong, this tool may provide you with useful information about what exactly seems to be the cause. +## Connecting the mobile app + +Please note that the mobile app relies on the contents of the "config.json" file in order to connect to the API backend. + +In order to help the app find the backend, ensure that the key `backend_url` in the JSON file is set appropriately to the absolute public URL of your deployment \(i.e. `"backend_url": "https://example.deployment.com"` \) + +If you are running the Docker container, you may set this variable using the `SITE_URL` environment variable. \(In the default install the site URL **is** the backend URL\). + ## Queue drivers \(and "sync" driver issues\) The Ushahidi Platform API uses a queue system for running some end-user requested operations in the background. At the moment of this writing, such operations are CSV importing and exporting. More may come up in the future.