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Allow configuration of Base URL via website #5656
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makes sense
FreshRSS#5656 (comment) Make read-only while waiting for a better approach (which can wait till release 1.23)
Let me think loud: What is the use case that needs the option? (I read the issue ticket but does not understand the use case) |
This is incorrect. I had a wrong base URL for years before I even noticed, unless I'm thinking of a different similar setting. |
That leads us back to the documentation: for what is the base URL used/needed? |
The base URL is used for the generation of various addresses, including relative addresses, some redirections, and for constructing absolute URLs as needed by e.g. API, WebSub |
Any example for my setup that will work (default: |
#5656 (comment) Make read-only while waiting for a better approach (which can wait till release 1.23)
@math-GH An example of place where you can see it in action is in one of the RSS outputs. Check the |
I believe in my case it wasn't wrong per se but the IP address instead of the domain which led to some subtle problem with something API-related iirc, like the inability to log on when entering the domain in a client. |
What about guessing the recommended |
Indeed Marien, as a tip to autofill the information in the configuration page. But that cannot be used the rest of the time (e.g. from API, WebSub, HTTP redirects) as the request is not passing through a JavaScript client environment. |
Closes #5246
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