Use non-HTTPS as default URL, as most people will be running behind a
reverse proxy
MODIFY
cmd/create-account/main.go
cmd/create-account/main.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ var (
pwdStdin = flag.Bool("passwordstdin", false, "Reads the password from stdin")
isAdmin = flag.Bool("admin", false, "Create an admin account")
resetPassword = flag.Bool("reset-password", false, "Deprecated")
- serverURL = flag.String("url", "https://localhost:8448", "The URL to connect to.")
+ serverURL = flag.String("url", "http://localhost:8008", "The URL to connect to.")
validUsernameRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`^[0-9a-z_\-=./]+$`)
timeout = flag.Duration("timeout", time.Second*30, "Timeout for the http client when connecting to the server")
)

MODIFY
docs/administration/1_createusers.md
docs/administration/1_createusers.md
+
---
title: Creating user accounts
parent: Administration
@@ -31,11 +32,11 @@ To create a new **admin account**, add the `-admin` flag:
./bin/create-account -config /path/to/dendrite.yaml -username USERNAME -admin
```
-By default `create-account` uses `https://localhost:8448` to connect to Dendrite, this can be overwritten using
+By default `create-account` uses `http://localhost:8008` to connect to Dendrite, this can be overwritten using
the `-url` flag:
```bash
-./bin/create-account -config /path/to/dendrite.yaml -username USERNAME -url http://localhost:8008
+./bin/create-account -config /path/to/dendrite.yaml -username USERNAME -url https://localhost:8448
```
An example of using `create-account` when running in **Docker**, having found the `CONTAINERNAME` from `docker ps`:

Use non-HTTPS as default URL, as most people will be running behind a
reverse proxy